Automotive technology has evolved drastically in the past few years. EVs got more traction, infotainment screens became ...

After a series of fatal crashes linked to electric door handles, China is banning them and forcing automakers to rethink global safety design ...

Technology advances at such a rapid pace that sometimes it creates more problems than it solves. China’s regulators are preparing to crack down on what they see as a great example of that: fully ...

China is banning Tesla-style door handles as U.S. regulators look into safety issues too. Credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Retractable door handles, popularized by Tesla, are now ...

The SAFE Exit Act follows an investigation into Tesla's electronic door handles; the law requires a manual fail-safe and a way for first responders to get in.

Tesla's retractable door handles have often been in the news for all the wrong reasons ever since the automaker decided to adopt this system on the original Model S in 2012. While the company has ...

Many new cars—in particular Teslas and a few recent Mercedes-Benz products—feature electronically retractable door handles that disappear into the body as a flush component. These handles look sleek, ...

From 2027, cars sold in China must have manual door releases after electronic handles failing during crashes. Tesla and other brands will need design changes. China will ban retractable EV door ...