There's an accelerometer to detect how fast the door is opening and a second sensor to see if anything is in the door's path.

Smart car doors aren’t new, but Ford’s latest patent looks at slowing doors only when they’re about to swing too fast or hit something nearby. Ford patents adaptive car door brake activating only as ...

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Hong Kong — China will ban hidden door handles on cars, commonly used on Tesla's electric vehicles and many other EV models, starting next year. All car doors must include a mechanical release ...

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China has become the first nation to require a change to make it easier to rescue people from car crashes: Car doors must be able to open from either side mechanically, like by lifting a handle. The ...

Flush door handles have been quite the automotive design trend of late. Stylists like them because they don’t add visual noise to the side of a car. And aerodynamicists like them because they make a ...

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China is banning hidden door handles on all cars sold in the country, becoming the first country in the world to target the feature – which was popularized by Tesla but has for years drawn concern ...