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Joe Foley

Is Tesla finally getting a 'handle' on its design fails?

A Tesla door handle on a Model S with drops of rain on the door.

Tesla's become a very polarising brand, but even fans have to admit that there have been a lot of Tesla design fails over the years. The litany of Cybertruck design fails has become infamous: its invisible stop lights, an inability to deal with snow and pieces that fly off on the road. It also failed to live up to CEO Elon Musk's claims that people would be able to use it as a boat.

Tesla's often dismissed some of the criticisms of its design decisions, but it seems it's finally decided to do something about at least one longstanding controversy. The company is to look into redesigning its door handles following cases in which passengers were reportedly trapped in burning vehicles because emergency rescuers were unable to open the doors.

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