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OyCrumbler - so you are kind of an the counterweight to the Tesla Internet Trolls (thank God). Let me ask you this though - this is not just one incident - the NHTSA and Electrek - the advocacy site for electric powered transportation for that matter, have reported that this is a genuine problem and they have each recieved many reports of consumer complaints. Can you think of any specific scenario under which this is not the fault of the car?
And, by the way, I think it shouldn't be that hard to drastically reduce false positive issues with AEB - many brands have this technology without having any significant number of problematic false positives. What really riles me up though, is when you try to discuss the issue and get a s---torm of denials, spin and personal insults from brand partisans. There are a lot of ICE drivers here who say they can't stand Tesla drivers, and although I have written hundreds of pro-EV posts here, I have to say, that I understand just what they're talking about. At least when it comes to the internet, there are a lot of people that represent the brand as well as the genre, very poorly.
I don't doubt these incidents of phantom braking occur as some have been verified. I think this one resulting in a fatality from the OP's link is currently uncertain.
There are definitely people who are fanatical about EVs, Tesla, Elon Musk, as well as seemingly any kind of thing out there. It can be very aggravating. Probably exists some weird niche porn for all of these, too. The internet is a terrifying wonderland.
I have been doing some research on Tesla, especially the model S which I am going to be buying within the next few months.
One feature in the model s has a two tier braking system.
The touch screen allows for standard braking, and automatic braking.
When auto is on, the car slows down as soon as you take your foot of the accelerator, so it could bring the vehicle to a stop, just about anywhere.
Perhaps this is how/why this tesla stopped in the middle of an interstate.
Could be automatic braking was selected by the driver, as opposed to standard braking.
This is the automatic braking error. From what I have read the VW ID-4 was having this same issue too.
We have a Toyota, old school ICE but has the auto braking. One time when I was making a U turn, when reversing, sensed the oncoming traffic and hit the brake with a host of on dash red lights. It wasn't an error per se, but still scary. Wondering if it could happen with the fwd detection lets say when you are cruising on the fwy at 70 MPH.
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