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In Germany, these vehicles are not even allowed at all because of safety reasons... Think about that...
Safety for pedestrians.
Pedestrians, or how US politics call them: NPCs
It's due to other reasons though. Mainly for its profile and sharp edges. The other Tesla cars, such as the popular Model 3 and Y use similar door handle mechanisms like the Cybertruck and are allowed to be sold in Europe. This exact freak accident can happen with any of those models as well.
Germany has crazy requirements a car must fulfill to drive on the streets. So it kind of surprises me that a potentially failing door lock is fine.
Then it'd probably also surprise you that some German manufacturers use similar doorhandles as well (e.g. BMW).