> the latch apparently has a manual actuator, but how to use it is not obvious at all, especially in an emergency.
The result of prioritizing design over function — and in this case, safety!
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Is it even that? Are there a lot of people that are put off by mechanical pulls?
No but novel UX gimmicks can be appealing to some customers. Tesla cars have a number of unusual features that are functionally bad but get attention.
Why would you be caught in a car where the doors open like _this_ instead of like _this_?
Maybe ideally they should have mixed the two: a light pull does the electronic thing (rolls windows clear of weather stripping, etc), a hard pull does the manual thing.
I test drove a Lexus TX recently, it has a door assist too, but it's real simple: push the handle and the door assist operates, pull the handle (maybe twice if locked) and the door operates like a normal door. Easy and intuitive.
Apologies, but what is "door assist"?
(My car must be old, from an era when doors were simpler)
Apparently it's too hard to open a car door yourself anymore. I guess Tesla popularized pushing a button and then the car electrically pushes open the door a bit; but Lexus has it too now. Electric sliding doors in minivans are pretty old too, but this is for the front doors.