Retractable door handles, popularized by Tesla, are now found on many electric vehicles. However, if automakers want to do ...

After a series of fatal crashes linked to electric door handles, China is banning them and forcing automakers to rethink ...

Electric door actuators are hardly a new idea. They’ve become a common sight across the auto industry, yet they seem to draw most attention, and the sharpest criticism, when attached to a Tesla. Over ...

Tesla is looking into redesigning the way to open its car doors in an emergency following several accidents where passengers were reportedly trapped in burning vehicles because rescuers could not ...

As automakers continue to add electronic features to vehicles, it seems as if the physical controls have all been forgotten, including the car door. More and more manufacturers are moving toward ...

China plans to ban flush door handles as early as 2027, citing safety concerns. Canadian safety regulators have not ...

Max Walsh spotted the plume of smoke just as an emergency alert flashed on his smartwatch: vehicle fire with entrapment. Less than a minute later, the off-duty firefighter pulled up to a busy ...

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China is preparing to outlaw the sleek, electrically actuated door handles that helped define Tesla’s design language, turning a once futuristic flourish into a regulatory liability. The move will ...