Franz von Holzhausen, chief designer for Tesla, revealed the company is working on combining its mechanical and electronic interior door handles.

Mr von Holzhausen made the revelation during an appearance on a . He said merging the two units into one “makes a lot of sense”, and would make it more intuitive for passengers to operate during “a panic situation”.

Although he didn’t explicitly state why Tesla was attempting to redesign its interior door handles, an investigation by Bloomberg found a number of people died or were injured after they were unable to open doors after power loss or an accident.

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The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has reportedly received at least 140 compla

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