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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Why not?

Because its stupid to hook everything up to the central computer. You end up having single points of failure, which is a big no-no in terms of engineering, safety, and good design.

Such as being unable to open your doors when the central computer is updating. Its one thing to lose access to remote locks, radio, or whatever. But we're talking about the damn door handle here. Its very non-intuitive to the typical user that "My infotainment computer running Steam + video games could crash and take my door handles out".

Furthermore, Tesla runs non-critical applications, bugs, logging, and other ancillary services on these systems. Any of these can crash and take out the electronic door handles.

There’s a required manual latch, which exists.

But is non-intutive to use and find, especially the rear doors.

There's a ton of Tesla fires where the central computer has (likely) caught on fire, is burning, and then locks everyone inside of the Tesla. Killing everybody.

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/man-burned-alive-fiery-tesla-crash-door-open/story?id=66498159

The widow of a father of five in Florida is suing Tesla after her late husband was burned alive in a Model S when the electronic door handles wouldn't open during a fiery crash, according to court documents.

Because of this shit. Which is a known issue for years.