Tesla is under federal scrutiny for 'phantom braking' complaints
A federal inquiry into sudden unexplained braking is the latest in a string of confrontations between Tesla and safety regulators.
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A federal inquiry into sudden unexplained braking is the latest in a string of confrontations between Tesla and safety regulators.
‘Phantom braking’ complaints surged the last three months, The Washington Post reports.
Tesla owners are complaining to the federal government that their cars are braking for no reason. Tesla has previously dealt with issues of phantom braking, but new reports have increased dramatically in the last three months.
A Washington Post analysis found complaints about phantom braking in Tesla's electric vehicles equipped with Autopilot mode have increased recently.
The reason for the inquiry As per Reuters, the NHTSA wants to check the safety of Honda Accord cars after receiving a petition alleging sudden loss of steering control when on the road. The safety regulator stated that it will be running an engineering analysis on the model units from 2013 to 2015. The agency further said that it has also received 107 complaints related to the issue raised, and at least two injuries were reported. Most of them described driving under normal conditions and with no warning or input from the driver, the car may suddenly veer out of the path it is traversing.