Tesla phantom braking
January 2021
Updated: February 2022
The Washington Post has discovered that complaints about the automatic braking issue in Tesla electric vehicles are accelerating, with cars suddenly slamming the brakes at high speeds and nearly causing crashes.
According to the Post's analysis, the issue can 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 over false positives to its automatic emergency-braking system, acknowledging that these were triggered by the software update.
On February 16, 2021, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 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 equipped with FSD.
Operator: Tesla
Developer: Tesla
Country: USA
Sector: Automotive
Purpose: Automate steering, acceleration, braking
Technology: Driver assistance system; Self-driving system
Issue: Safety
Opacity: Black box
Reference
News, commentary, analysis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/02/tesla-phantom-braking/
https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/qeu10x/known_fsd_beta_103_taccautosteer_bug/
https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/2/22914236/tesla-phantom-braking-complaints-nhtsa-fsd
https://jalopnik.com/tesla-has-a-serious-phantom-braking-issue-on-its-hand-1848469637
https://uk.pcmag.com/cars-auto/138506/tesla-drivers-complain-of-phantom-braking
https://electrek.co/2022/02/02/tesla-tsla-falls-attention-autopilot-serious-phantom-braking-issue/
https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-lifestyle-13dcbfd79de79cb1f4358c3f716e64ae