It's even dumber. They rely on the bog-standard lead 12V battery which has a habit of dying in Teslas. So you got a huge battery with enough energy to power your home for a week right there but can't open the door because that part relies on the other battery.
I did just read an article where the trapped person, on calling tesla support from inside the locked car, was told there is a "secret" mechanical release under the arm rest. I guess they only want those in teh know to be able to escape 8-/
Personally, I just bought a used Nissan Leaf, with the mechanical door handles, and other mechanical buttons and controls as one of the primary reasons. Putting everything in a touchscreen in a car should be illegal. Just like electric door handles.
But most other cars have physical locks that can be unlocked from the outside and a handle that doesn't require a still-charged 12-volt battery. You may need to call a locksmith (for instance, the keys are also inside the car), but you probably don't have to bust open the windows unless it's really urgent and you need to get them out now (instead of 20-30 minutes from now).
In both cases the child is in the car and the door cannot be opened.
In my city, the fire department solves the problem by bashing out a window, just as in this case. I know this because that's what happened when a friend locked in her baby.
That seems more like "exactly the same" than "not remotely the same" to me.
I'll bet it happens dozens of times across the country every single day.
It's very hard to give this comment the benefit of the doubt - the obvious critical difference is not buried in the details, and it's disturbing to see it casually ignored, given the context.
The "critical difference" here is that in other cases the car wasn't manufactured by Elon Musk, the currently-designated Emmanuel Goldstein who needs to be the focus of a Two Minutes Hate every time his name is mentioned.
Edit: when a friend of mine locked her kid inside a conventional car a number of years ago, and the fire department broke the window, I assure you the incident did not even make the local news, much less go national.
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I did just read an article where the trapped person, on calling tesla support from inside the locked car, was told there is a "secret" mechanical release under the arm rest. I guess they only want those in teh know to be able to escape 8-/
Personally, I just bought a used Nissan Leaf, with the mechanical door handles, and other mechanical buttons and controls as one of the primary reasons. Putting everything in a touchscreen in a car should be illegal. Just like electric door handles.
E.g. https://www.google.com/search?q=child+locked+themselves+in+c...
In both cases the child is in the car and the door cannot be opened.
In my city, the fire department solves the problem by bashing out a window, just as in this case. I know this because that's what happened when a friend locked in her baby.
That seems more like "exactly the same" than "not remotely the same" to me.
I'll bet it happens dozens of times across the country every single day.
Edit: when a friend of mine locked her kid inside a conventional car a number of years ago, and the fire department broke the window, I assure you the incident did not even make the local news, much less go national.
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