No, this is a huge issue. A child strapped into a car seat isn't going to operate the emergency release inside the cab.
“No, this is a huge issue. A child strapped into a car seat isn’t going to operate the emergency release inside the cab.”
A child strapped in a car seat is not operating any door mechanism power or not how is it supposed to get out of the car seat. Here in Texas we have a couple of times a year a moron parent or caregiver leave a child strapped in a locked hot car here again the kid cannot free themselves to open a door regardless. The outcome is the same window broken by EMS, cops or recently legalized any bystanders who see the child. No need to ask the cops of it’s ok in Texas if you see a child in a locked vehicle you can break the glass to get them out at will then call 911 to report the child abuse.
Tesla does need to have at least one manual key hole. My S60 has one hidden under the door handle and the hardkey is inside the fob you have to pry it out both the key and the panel over the keyhole. It’s a simple engineering fix. Even simpler is have the computer monitor the 12v side and if it drops to 10v or lower turn on the DC to DC converter and push current to that side. This kinda software update can be pushed over the air to all models via the 4/5G modem.