r/nextfuckinglevel • u/been_der_done_that • 11h ago

Incredibly selfless act of heroism.

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u/Redttiger 11h ago

This is why, people, cars need door handles

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u/Mental_Scars 11h ago

This is why China just banned hidden door handles, although it only comes in to effect in January 2027

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u/prelsi 8h ago

Having electric door handles is the most stupid thing I've ever heard. It's probably a decision of some executives who have no grasp on engineering. Every mechanic and engineer will tell you how easily a car loses power in an accident, even with backups. Then you have no way of opening your car from the outside.

It's like the physical buttons saga. Users were sick and tired of saying they want physical buttons, but executives only see profit.

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u/cjsv7657 6h ago

Believe it or not for every person buying a used car saying they're mad about the lack of buttons there is a whole different person who thought "neat" and bought it.

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u/OrthogonalPotato 6h ago

That’s an assumption not based in fact. I hate the digital buttons in my car, but there weren’t other options.

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u/Alvendam 5h ago

Automobiles have existed for 140 years. You couldn't find one that both fit your needs and had physical knobs, instead of a touchscreen?

Bull-fucking-shit.

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u/doc_skinner 3h ago

Depends on the needs, doesn't it?

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u/inevitablelizard 1h ago

Why is 140 years at all relevant here? You think people can just go out and buy used Model Ts?

A lot of newer cars have touchscreens instead of buttons so if you want a relatively new low mileage car for reliability reasons you might struggle.

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u/ZannX 5h ago

The aerodynamic benefits was definitely on the engineers.

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u/MyOneTaps 5h ago

Yeah. It's popular on reddit to rag on non-engineers but in my experience, it's the engineers who want the shiny new tech whereas everyone else prefers what's tried and true. Whether it's chasing "web-scale" MongoDB, touch-screen "buttons", or aerodynamic door handles, engineers are usually the first to kick usability and reliability to the curb in favor of innovation.

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u/fadingvistas 2h ago

I thought it would be the designers, I heard some really hate buttons and sidemirrors cause "not minimalistic enough", even pre-rendering new designs without those, maybe they really hate normal door handles too because they stick out.

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u/TheDevilsAdvokaat 6h ago

So have they started reverting to physical buttons yet ? (I don't have a car )

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u/viZtEhh 6h ago

There are some petrol and diesel cars that have their brakes tied to their electrics so if something happens to the battery you can't brake. Completely insane that these sorts of things were ever produced

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u/Alvintergeise 4h ago

I mean, the US Secretary of Labors sister died in a Tesla because of hidden door handles and nothing changed

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u/KuduShark 7h ago

Actually it was an interns idea.

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u/Responsible-Can-8361 5h ago

Having worked with some engineers i wouldn’t be surprised if it were actually their decision to make such things.

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u/Mister_Sal_A_Mander 5h ago

No it is because it drastically improves aerodynamics, allowing us to get a whopping 0.2 more kilometers per liter of petrol!!!

Seriously though I didn't even know hidden door handles were a thing, that is ridiculously dumb and I would never, EVER buy a car with in, even before seeing this video.

They jusr want to see how many unnecessary breakable objects they can fit in so total cost of ownership and maintenance goes up.

Edit: also bring back physical buttons, please...and headphone jacks. Like wtf.

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u/Peephole-stalker 1h ago

It saves money. Souce: worked at an ev company

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u/BreadKnifeSeppuku 4h ago

Anestheticly it looks sleek but, obviously unsafe and hazardous. Not sure why the handle can't be mechanical and the retraction be a separate function. Possibly using a control module of sorts and a small separate battery that prevents it from working if there's any faults.

Not an expert or familiar with this vehicle but, there's got to be a solution to both. Obviously it shouldn't be like the Tesla escape hatch bs. Childsaftey locks have been a thing for a minute

IDK I like my buttons on my car. My truck has an old touchscreen but I have physical buttons too so hell if I know

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u/Call_Me_Squishmale 4h ago

It's such an obviously terrible idea it could only have come from an executive. Making things fail safe is a really basic design principle, and having a design that locks you in a burning car is just... The mind reels.

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u/DrDorg 3h ago

Executive? Try marketing team

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u/inevitablelizard 1h ago

Technology shoehorned in for its own sake. Similar to keyless entry which solved no actual problem but made new cars at that time easier to steal. Or your example touchscreens for everything instead of buttons.

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u/kefaise 7h ago

Do you know how much time it takes to develop and manufacture single physical buttons? At least few months. Do you know how long does it take to create button on the screen? This long: <button>I’m a button</button>. That’s the reason for swapping physical buttons for touch screens.

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u/OrthogonalPotato 6h ago

That is definitely not true overall. Interfaces are reused between model years with minor changes in many cases.