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[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

The problem is this bullshit was allowed on the road in the first place.

[–] Demonmariner@lemmy.world 81 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I read the article. It sounds like the auto makers concern is that they don't think they have been given enough time to solve the problem (the problem being one which may kill people while we wait for a solution).

I think we should give them all the time they want, as long as they stop selling cars without safe door handles RIGHT NOW.

[–] iloveDigit@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Your comment is giga based because it doesn't let the overton window get shifted by being too suggestible.

Your brain still went where logic goes, not where was suggested. So important at times like this.

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[–] Soup@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

“We meed more time even though door handles are a solved problem.”

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago

Big government is oppressing small businesses again! Thanks Obama!

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 62 points 3 days ago (28 children)

I’m calling corpo lobbied bullshit. 2 years is enough time to put a normal door handle on your car.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 11 points 2 days ago

they got lazy, they fully adopted the electronic one, and dint want to "waste money" bringing back the old one, in thier recent and future models.

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[–] NutWrench@lemmy.world 89 points 3 days ago (13 children)

"That's harder than it sounds."

Is it, though? Is it really? We've been making manual car door latches for 100 years.

It's only hard for Musk, and only because he just doesn't want to do it.

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[–] Zak@lemmy.world 185 points 3 days ago (20 children)

After renting a couple cars with electronic door poppers, I find them plainly worse than mechanical door latches. They're a solution in search of a problem, and some implementations are hazardous.

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[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 158 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Tesla disregarded all knowledge about automotive door safety to make a more expensive and much more dangerous door handle.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 46 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (15 children)

This is what libertarians do for literally everything.

[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 23 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Libertarians are just people too dumb to understand code requirements in every industry and profession.

The only thing libertarians understand is that they can make more money if they charge a full price for a half-ass job.

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 49 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Is this because the door handle is some complicated electronic mechanism rather than a latch? Gee who could have possibly predicted that would be a problem.

My neighbour has a Tesla and last year I had great fun watching her trying to defrost her car enough to get the door handle to even come out.

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[–] MigratingApe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 89 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Opel Corsa 1993 presents:

Flat aerodynamic door handles.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 23 points 3 days ago (12 children)

Unless you're planning to drive your car around at about 150 miles per hour I don't imagine that the aerodynamicism of door handles really comes into account. Especially since you've still got wing mirrors, wipers, and aerials on the car.

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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 34 points 3 days ago (5 children)

harder than it sounds... yeah the technology isn't there yet! we need research and scientific breakthrough to invent a door handle that you can actually handle. no one's even thought of the concept before.

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 2 points 1 day ago

I can't wait for elon musk to invent the door handle. I hope it's another display

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[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 66 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

Great. Next please: no more touch-controls. I want back haptic buttons for the most important stuff.

EDIT: Instead of silly downvotes, an opinion on why touchscreens/-buttons are superior would be preferable. I'm curious.

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[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 81 points 3 days ago (8 children)

The issues could cascade beyond the design. The auto manufacturing industry operates on strict production schedules. Though it builds in time to validate and test whatever new features come in each new model, the sudden intro of a design change late in the process could throw off the delicate timetable.

FFS, it's a bloody door handle, not full self driving tech. Author is full of BS.

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[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I love that this happens after little bitch Elon does Trumps bidding. Almost like that’s literally never worked out well for anyone.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Elon is still helping Trump and pushing Nazis in Europe. He just had a fake fight and less in public eye to help his stock.

A regulation in China isn’t going to change that.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago (5 children)

I hate fucking "flush handles". Good riddance to terrible garbage.

[–] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I had a 1989 Ford Probe without a handle that stuck out like a typical car. It was recessed instead.

Better for fuel efficiency, which was also the intention of these stupid flush mount ones Tesla has been fawning over. But these were still manual door handles designed 40ish years ago...

1st gen Ford Probe Door Handle

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[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 23 points 3 days ago

Cry me a river.

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