NHTSA Moves to Fix Car Door Safety | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews The feds are finally stepping in to ensure you can actually get out of your car—NHTSA has launched rulemaking for safer door egress systems after deadly crash scenarios left people trapped inside modern vehicles, especially electric cars with power-dependent door handles. A petition flagged this “life-threatening safety gap,” and while full compliance may take until 2030, this is a major step toward making escape from any vehicle a guaranteed safety feature. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f5be194b588a363b