Retractable Door Handles - Is It Practical?

[AnOutsider]

If your life will be impacted by waiting 10 seconds for the handles to slide out on the rare occasion that you're not holding the fob then you have much bigger problems than the door handles on your car.

I know you're being half serious, but stand beside your car, count to 10, and tell me that wouldn't be annoying. 10 seconds is a long time

[1young1]

If your life will be impacted by waiting 10 seconds for the handles to slide out on the rare occasion that you're not holding the fob then you have much bigger problems than the door handles on your car.

Are you saying you would really be OK with waiting 10 seconds for the door handles to slide out? Really? I would venture to say for MOST people if the handles took 10 seconds to slide out that this would not be acceptable.

Now, I'm pretty sure it doesn't take that long to slide out but the point is, it's just an unnecessary delay.

[Doug_G]

Where's this stuff about 10 second delay coming from? I've seen them actuate, it takes a fraction of a second.

My G37 has keyless entry; I just have to tap a little button on the handle to unlock then open the door. Love it - convenient as hell, takes zero time. I'm certain the experience would be identical with the Model S.

[Trnsl8r]

Can I just mention that the fantastic convenience of keyless entry comes with a slightly inconvenient $3750 price tag (tech package). As far as I have seen we don't know what kind of remote control unlocking/handle extending (if any) comes standard...

[de704]

Retractable door handles that extend "as you approach" because of the distance sensor in you key are more practical than falcon wing doors, but that's going to stop me from getting either.

[Doug_G]

Can I just mention that the fantastic convenience of keyless entry comes with a slightly inconvenient $3750 price tag (tech package). As far as I have seen we don't know what kind of remote control unlocking/handle extending (if any) comes standard...

Incorrect! Keyless entry, as I described above, is the default if you do NOT get the tech package. The automatically-extending-as-you-walk-up handles are in the tech package.

[de704]

I don't know... If you look at the end of the Model X unveil video, you'll see the first person up on stage eventually had to reach inside and open it from the inside... Every time I've seen a beta the door handles have been "disabled".

Are you reffering the "Prototype" Model X. It's common knowledge how the production door handles will function. There was no reason to have them working. They weren't being highlighted at this event.

[Robert.Boston]

? Tone is hard to tell over the Internet, but it was a joke... I think everyone knows my avy is the key (I posted about how much I liked it back in October and even made it my Facebook pic)

I want a larger version of the key that's actually a computer mouse.

[AnOutsider]

I want a larger version of the key that's actually a computer mouse.

All my friends thought it was logitech's new entry

[Trnsl8r]

Incorrect! Keyless entry, as I described above, is the default if you do NOT get the tech package. The automatically-extending-as-you-walk-up handles are in the tech package.

I was unclear. Automatically-extending is what I meant. Although I haven't seen anything from Tesla of what kind of remote/keyless function comes standard, I suppose one has to assume that a remote of some sort would be.