Posted on 02/17/2022 11:18:19 AM PST by SaxxonWoods
U.S. auto safety regulators have launched another investigation of Tesla, this time tied to complaints that its cars can stop on roads for no apparent reason.
The government says it has 354 complaints from owners during the past nine months about “phantom braking” in Tesla Models 3 and Y. The probe covers an estimated 416,000 vehicles from the 2021 and 2022 model years.
No crashes or injuries were reported.
The vehicles are equipped with partially automated driver-assist features such as adaptive cruise control and “Autopilot,” which allows them to automatically brake and steer within their lanes.
Documents posted Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say the vehicles can unexpectedly brake at highway speeds.
“Complainants report that the rapid deceleration can occur without warning, and often repeatedly during a single drive cycle,” the agency says.
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Tesla soon to be investigated for suspicion of operating a non-union shop.
Wait a second. Is this related to the race debacle at the Tesla plant in caulifourneeuh?
Do Tesla programmers use Java or Ada?
Trying to decide if it would make more sense to say ‘unintended’ braking...
Biden shakedown.
Better than unexpected NOT BRAKING!......................
Wait until they find some conflict mineral or an SVHC chemical in Tesla cars. That’s probably further down of the list of harassment ploys.
Funny how Tesla is getting recalls after started calling our Biden…funny.
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
In practice, there is.
Very complex systems that have bad consequences when they fail abruptly are a recipe for disaster.
Sounds like a Tesla drives itself at least as well as a drunk driver would.
It can happen with most any computer. They suddenly take a crap for no apparent reason.
A filing by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) said that over the last nine months, the department has received 354 complaints of unexpected braking occurring whilst Tesla's Autopilot driver assistance system is activated. Around 416,000 vehicles are at the center of the probe, all of which are 2021 and 2022 Model 3s and Ys.In 2021, Tesla removed the forward-facing radar from Model 3 and Y vehicles being sold in the United States and committed to using a camera-only form of its Autopilot system which it calls "Tesla Vision." The vehicles utilizing Tesla Vision are also the same ones involved in the investigation, though it's not clear if a link has been established between the removal of forward-facing radar and an increase in unexpected braking.
I wonder if removing the radar and relying strictly on the camera causes false collision avoidance stops when the camera detects a bug flying towards the lens?
Musk has become increasingly outspoken on political issues in the USA and Canada
He is a target, for sure.
Maybe it’s BASIC. It had a STOP command. LOL
Sudden braking for no reason can likely cause a car behind you to collide with you. This could likely cause the battery pack to burst into flames. No issue here.
Aerospace applications typically use ADA because it is very reliable in mission critical situations. Maybe the Tesla blokes should take a look at it.
I didn’t know ADA was still a thing. I thought it’d gone the way of the 3420 tape drive.
Tesla could just adopt “Tora! Tora! Tora!” as their motto.
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