Category: phantom braking

Tesla Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Phantom Braking Issue

WILMINGTON, Del./SAN FRANCISCO—A California owner of a Tesla Model 3 sued the electric vehicle maker in a proposed class action over cars suddenly stopping for non-existent obstacles, calling it a “frightening and dangerous nightmare,” according to the lawsuit. Tesla has rushed its autonomous driving cars to market with unsafe technology, including its driver assistant system…


Tesla Faces New Probe Over Claims of ‘Phantom Braking’ at High Speeds

Tesla is facing a new probe by U.S. auto safety regulators, who said they had received a few hundred complaints alleging unexpected brake activation in some Tesla models, an issue consumers have dubbed “phantom braking.” The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in a Feb. 16 notice (pdf) that the agency’s Office of Defects Investigation…