Tesla driver stuck in car during software update. Warns others to avoid in-car updates and highlights the importance of knowing manual release features.

Brianna Janel anticipated the software update to take only 24 minutes, but she found herself trapped inside her vehicle in Costa Mesa, California, for nearly 40 minutes. Janel reported sweltering temperatures inside the Tesla, reaching 103 degrees.

  • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    Not fucking everything on a fucking car needs to be electronic. Door releases should either be manual or a two stage with a partial pull triggering the electronic system and a full pull triggering a manual release.

    The door handles on teslas are also just fucking dumb and needlessly unintuitive. Someone is going to get hurt because of these - teslas are a common choice for ubers and I guarantee someone will get stuck in a situation they don’t know how to leave.

      • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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        3 months ago

        I think there’s a special kind of irony in you linking to a video that doesn’t even cover the backseats’ manual override in response to my comment.

        Also, these are all separate mechanisms - all physical door releases should be part of the standard door release - possibly requiring you to pull the action further… but I’d also be happy with just making electronic releases illegal.