Dead Tesla Traps Toddler In Hot Car, Raises Concerns About Electric Doors [Video]

A Tesla in Arizona died and in the process trapped a toddler in the hot car.
Firefighters had to break the window of the vehicle to get the child out as quickly as possible.
The incident highlights the danger to those who own vehicles with electronic door releases.

Automotive technology continues to advance across the entire industry. Electronic door releases are one part of that wave and, in some cases, can increase safety. At the same time, they pose a significant danger to young ones when the battery of the car in question dies. One Tesla owner in Arizona just found that out while narrowly avoiding catastrophe.

Renee Sanchez was about to take her 20-month-old granddaughter to the Phoenix Zoo. After safely strapping her into her car seat, Sanchez went to get into her Teslabut then realized the EV was dead. Her granddaughter was now trapped inside of the car …

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