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Re:Tesla owner asks $1m in Model X fiery crash with Falcon W... by rocky1138 on Monday April 24, 2017 @03:53PM (#14187553)
Did you read the article? It explains that there is a physical way to open the doors manually.
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Re:Tesla owner asks $1m in Model X fiery crash with Falcon W... by haldean on Monday April 24, 2017 @03:57PM (#14187602)
The manual way to open the doors is behind a speaker panel that you have to rip off to pull: https://imgur.com/gallery/jqfdV

It's true that it exists, but its intentionally well-hidden, and if you were in a flaming car you probably wouldn't think to rip off the speakers to try to find a latch.

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Re:Tesla owner asks $1m in Model X fiery crash with Falcon W... by rocky1138 on Monday April 24, 2017 @04:03PM (#14187682)
It's in a stupid and inaccessible spot. The position should be made more obvious in future iterations of the vehicle.
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