They’re not banning retractable door handles, they’re banning electronic mechanisms for opening doors.
Door handles can still be retractable, they just need to work mechanically without power not electronically like Tesla handles do.
Which makes a fuck-ton more sense than having emergency manual release cables that nobody knows about. Last thing you want in an emergency is an escape route that requires special knowledge or tools to use.
The headline is terrible.
They’re not banning retractable door handles, they’re banning electronic mechanisms for opening doors.
Door handles can still be retractable, they just need to work mechanically without power not electronically like Tesla handles do.
Which makes a fuck-ton more sense than having emergency manual release cables that nobody knows about. Last thing you want in an emergency is an escape route that requires special knowledge or tools to use.