Tesla Is Redesigning Door Handles That Drew Safety Scrutiny

> Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla’s longtime design chief, said the company is looking to combine the electronic and manual door-release mechanisms, which are currently in separate locations.

I never understood this. I get that the electronic release is "cool" or something, but it never made any sense to me that it wasn't integrated with or connected to a manual release.

Tesla still makes cars? I would have thought musk is running wildly from his failure.

This always appeared to me as a "Chesterton's Fence" situation. Innovating on something for no reason without understand the full scope of why mechanical door openers are more effective than electronic. Simple mechanical devices are almost infinitely durable and work under a number of adverse conditions.