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A new lawsuit has been filed against Tesla over the death of a young man in one of its Model Y vehicles, blaming Tesla’s electronic door handle design for trapping the driver inside the car after a ...

As technology in vehicles continues to trend toward science fiction, car doors have started to be integrated into the vehicles themselves for sleeker designs. Modern vehicles like the Tesla Model S ...

Tesla wasn't the first to implement unconventional door handles, but it was the catalyst that brought back the strange trend. Not every electric vehicle is known for having odd design decisions, with ...

Proposed regulations in China would mean the end of flush handles on car doors, with precious little time to roll out the changes. Car door handles seem innocuous. Tesla’s electronic, retractable ones ...

Starting in 2027, China will outlaw the sleek, electrically-powered retractable door handles that have become increasingly common on modern vehicles. The decision follows a troubling pattern of fatal ...

Tesla isn’t just a car company. It’s kind of a whole vibe. For two decades, engineers and designers—under Elon Musk’s infamously micro-managing eye, of course—have reimagined entire car components to ...

Many manufacturers have been switching from mechanical to electrically activated door handles, causing a headache for owners ...

Earlier this week, Ars spent some time driving the new Nissan Leaf. We have to wait until Friday to tell you how that car drives, but among the changes from the previous generation are door handles ...