Why Tesla has been caught up in a massive car recall in China
The country's biggest ever car recall affects more than four million vehicles made by Tesla, XPeng, Xiaomi and other firms.
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Notable Quotes
"Even I often find it difficult to locate the switch to open the door from the inside of an unfamiliar vehicle."
— Stephen Dyer , Academic
"A door handle may seem simple, but it becomes safety-critical in the seconds after a crash."
— Lyu Chen , Academic
"When you design a vehicle with no mechanical way to open the doors from the outside, you are betting the electronics will work in every scenario, including a high-speed crash followed by a fire."
— Jordan Miller , Other
Key People
Elon Musk is the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla.
Jordan Miller is the sole survivor of a crash involving a Tesla Cybertruck.
Lyu Chen is an associate professor at Nanyang Technological University.
Stephen Dyer is a car industry analyst at AlixPartners.
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The country's biggest ever car recall affects more than four million vehicles made by Tesla, XPeng, Xiaomi and other firms.
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