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Braydon Bennett and Virginia Tech got in the win column against Wofford. (Ivan Morozov) Under interim head coach Philip Montgomery, Virginia Tech handled Wofford 38-6 for its first win in 2025. The Hokies (1-3) outgained the Terriers (0-4) by 320 yards, 461-141, and held them to -1 rushing yards, the fewest since Florida State netted -15 in Lane Stadium in …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Tesla is looking into redesigning the way to open its car doors in an emergency following several accidents where passengers were reportedly trapped in burning vehicles because rescuers could not open them. Even without an accident, other Tesla owners have reported having to break their own car windows after buckling their children in and then being …

Tesla has confirmed that it is redesigning its door handles with electronic releases after people were left trapped inside its cars. Earlier this week, we reported that the NHTSA had opened a new investigation into Tesla over children getting stuck inside cars after electronic door releases fail. Tesla uses frameless doors with electronic door handles. The button to open the …

Tesla is redesigning the electronic door handles that are currently under investigation for trapping people inside their vehicles. In an Interview with Bloomberg, Tesla design chief Franz von Holzhausen said that the company is looking to make the handles more intuitive for occupants in “a panic situation.” The update will involve combining the electronic and manual door-release mechanisms into one …

Yesterday, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into Tesla following a report by Bloomberg that its electric door handles could stop working when a vehicle’s low-voltage battery fails. That created a safety hazard that the publication found could trap passengers when a Tesla car was in an emergency situation, such as a crash. Now, Bloomberg is …

Tesla is “working on” redesigning its door handles so they are less likely to trap people inside the company’s cars, chief designer Franz von Holzhausen told Bloomberg News on Wednesday. The news comes just one day after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an probe into Tesla’s door handles, and one week after a Bloomberg News investigation highlighted …

Tesla Is Redesigning Door Handles That Drew Safety Scrutiny  Bloomberg Trapped Inside: Tesla’s Dangerous Doors  Bloomberg Tesla redesigning door handles that drew scrutiny over safety, Bloomberg News reports  yahoo.com Tesla’s 2021 Model Y Doors Could Trap Riders, US Safety Agency Says  The New York Times Tesla Is Being Investigated by the Feds for the Model Y’s Electric Door Handles That May Not Work  Car and …

When Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency began wielding its ax at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration earlier this year, many believed this was done to weaken the agency’s oversight over Tesla. But despite the Tesla CEO’s sometimes-close relationship with the Trump administration, it appears there is still some independence left within NHTSA: earlier this week, the agency opened …

Who says journalism is dead? Less than a week after Bloomberg published a damning report about Tesla’s “dangerous doors,” the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is now looking into it. On Tuesday, the regulator said it opened an investigation into the automaker’s electrically powered doors. The problem: They stop working if the vehicle’s low-voltage battery fails. The NHTSA’s …

Tesla is under investigation for faulty electronic door handles that can trap people inside their vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched the probe, saying it was responding to numerous complaints filed by Tesla owners, with a particular focus on children who have been locked inside the vehicle without any way to get out. The news comes a …