New safety rules could force Tesla to rethink its sleek, flush door handles as regulators raise concerns about accessibility during power loss or crash events. Regulators are scrutinizing Tesla’s ...

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 ...

Rivian is redesigning the interior door handles for the upcoming R2. Electronic door handles and hard-to-locate manual releases have been linked to fatal crashes and are subject of ongoing federal ...

Rivian is changing the door handle design on its upcoming R2 SUV after employees and customers raised safety concerns, according to Bloomberg News. The automaker is one of many that has leaned into ...

If there is a big complaint about Tesla vehicles besides their Full Self-Driving and Autopilot issues, it’s related to their interior door handles. Specifically, the emergency door handles are hidden ...

China is preparing to reshape how carmakers design something as simple yet crucial as a door handle. A new draft regulation from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is now open ...

Tesla has confirmed that it is redesigning its door handles with electronic releases after people were left trapped inside its cars. Earlier this week, we reported that the NHTSA had opened a new ...

Sept 17 (Reuters) - Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab is looking to combine the electronic and manual door-release mechanisms, which are currently in separate locations, the company's longtime design ...

Tesla Inc. is working on a redesign of its door handles, which have drawn scrutiny over safety incidents that trapped passengers inside their vehicles. Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla’s longtime design ...

Tesla is “working on” redesigning its door handles so they are less likely to trap people inside their cars, chief designer Franz von Holzhausen told Bloomberg News on Wednesday. The news comes just ...

Electronic and flush-mount door handles are getting attention from regulators. Safety advocates are calling for change following several high-profile crashes where hard-to-find or ...

Many new cars—in particular Teslas and a few recent Mercedes-Benz products—feature electronically retractable door handles that disappear into the body as a flush component. These handles look sleek, ...