Tesla owners report multiple instances of "phantom braking"
Tesla owners using the car maker's automated Full-self driving system c omplained about an automatic braking issue, with cars suddenly slamming the brakes at high speeds and nearly causing crashes. According to t he Washington Post , the issue could be traced to Tesla's decision to stop using radar sensors in new vehicles in order to move a purely camera-based system known as Tesla Vision, and to an update to its Full-Self Driving beta programme. The carmaker had to recall the update in October 2021 over false positives to its automatic emergency-braking system, acknowledging that these had been triggered by the software update. On February 16, 2021, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) had announced an investigation into Tesla's sudden braking issue, covering an estimated 416,000 vehicles. Tesla was recently forced to recall and disable a rolling stop function in 53,822 Model S, X, 3 and Y vehicles equi p ped with FSD. System 🤖 Tesla Vision 🔗 Tesla Autopilot, Full-self Driving Developer: Tesla Country: US A Sector: Autom otive Purpose: Automate steering, acceleration, braking Technology: Driver assistance system; Self-driving system; Computer vision Issue: Safety Legal, regulatory 👩🏼⚖️ NHTSA (2022). ODI Resume (pdf)
- Date it happened
- 2022-02-01
- Product, system or model
- Tesla Autopilot
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