Tesla working to redesign door handles that drew safety concerns, Bloomberg says

Tesla’s (TSLA) longtime design chief Franz von Holzhausen said on Bloomberg’s “Hot Pursuit!” podcast that the company is redesigning its vehicle door handles, which have drawn scrutiny over potential safety issues. The executive said the car maker is trying to combine the electronic and manual door-release mechanisms, which are presently in different locations, Bloomberg says, adding that he said the decisions is meant to make the handles more intuitive for occupants in a “panic situation.” “The idea of combining the electronic one and the manual one together into one button, I think, makes a lot of sense,” von Holzhausen said. “That’s something that we’re working on.” Tesla shares closed the regular session up 1%.