As technology in vehicles continues to trend toward science fiction, car doors have started to be integrated into the vehicles themselves for sleeker designs. Modern vehicles like the Tesla Model S ...

Electronic and flush-mount door handles are getting attention from regulators. Safety advocates are calling for change following several high-profile crashes where hard-to-find or ...

Instead of a simple, familiar mechanical latch, it’s now common for a car’s exterior door handles to remain flush against the door until the car is unlocked, requiring an electric motor to open. On ...

Proposed regulations in China would mean the end of flush handles on car doors, with precious little time to roll out the changes. Car door handles seem innocuous. Tesla’s electronic, retractable ones ...

Reporting from the Chinese outlet Mingjing Pro suggests China may soon ban completely hidden exterior door handles. Globally, hidden handles have been criticized as being finicky and possibly ...

In some ways, the humble door handles we use to open our vehicles haven’t changed much in over five decades. In others, today’s modern handles represent a leap forward in technology. In the formative ...

After a series of fatal crashes linked to electric door handles, China is banning them and forcing automakers to rethink ...

Who doesn't love a good door handle? I know I do, and it seems like you all do too. They're often overlooked, but they really do add a certain something to a car when they're executed well. Because of ...

Have you ever been communicating with a friend via semaphore flags, trying to describe the door handle of a car, but then collapsed from exhaustion trying to describe the handle? Of course you have.