NHTSA Begins Work On New Car Door-Handle Rules After Bloomberg's Tesla Report

NHTSA Begins Work On New Car Door-Handle Rules After Bloomberg's Tesla Report Auto-safety regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will begin considering new federal requirements for vehicle door handles and emergency-release systems following a series of deadly incidents in which occupants became trapped after electrically operated doors lost power. NHTSA said an inaccessible or difficult-to-locate mechanical release could prevent occupants from escaping after a crash or fire, potentially resulting in serious injury or death. The agency granted a petition seeking "a robust and obvious door egress system in all...