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Automobile side windows are typically tempered glass, which as sibling noted shatters all at once into little chunks. BUT, increasingly they're laminated (like windshields) to avoid passenger ejection, which apparently (I didn't research thoroughly) also makes them much harder to break when escaping:

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a28422725/car-windows-glas...

And it looks like Tesla is included (edit: only the front side windows are laminated, so your scenario isn't affected):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tnEDH1HfD0

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempered_glass)



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