Toyota Employee Claps Back at Tesla Owner: "Who Says Toyota Can't Auto-Close Doors?"

A Tesla owner posted on social media boasting about their vehicle's "automatic door-closing" feature and mocked Toyota for being unable to do the same. Unexpectedly, an employee from a Toyota Woodbridge dealership swiftly responded with a video: driving a Toyota Tundra with the doors wide open in reverse, he suddenly slammed on the brakes, causing the doors to swing shut automatically. Calmly facing the camera, he remarked, "I think that works." The video has already garnered over 810,000 views. Netizens flooded the comments with praise: "If you didn’t touch the door, it counts as automatic!" and "Hit the brakes, and it’s just like Tesla!" Some, however, questioned whether automatic door-closing is truly necessary, with a few even referencing past safety incidents involving Mercedes-Benz due to similar designs. Despite the debate, automatic door-closing could address practical operational challenges—particularly in commercial applications such as autonomous robotaxis.