Maybe they can have magnetically attached sideview mirrors to comply with regulations at the time of sale but have alternative tech to circumvent those same regulations afterwards.
Isn't there some type of hack to help prevent them from freezing deep into the door? I think I remember coming across something like graphite powder and/or teflon silicone lubricant.
I'm doubtful that this will be the first Tesla to have exposed handles given their product history and that every publicity picture features them being retracted. I was merely pointing out that for some odd reason they hadn't retracted in the video.