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7d6e Greater than 750 7d6e Tesla 7d6e house owners have complained 7d6e to US security regulators that 7d6e vehicles working on the automaker’s 7d6e partially automated driving programs have 7d6e instantly stopped on roadways for 7d6e no obvious cause.
7d6e The Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security 7d6e Administration revealed the quantity in 7d6e an in depth data request 7d6e letter to Tesla that was 7d6e posted on Friday on the 7d6e company’s web site.
7d6e The 14-page letter dated 4 7d6e Might asks the automaker for 7d6e all shopper and area studies 7d6e it has obtained about false 7d6e braking, in addition to studies 7d6e of crashes, accidents, deaths and 7d6e property harm claims. It additionally 7d6e asks whether or not the 7d6e corporate’s “full self driving” and 7d6e automated emergency braking programs had 7d6e been energetic on the time 7d6e of any incident.
7d6e The company started investigating phantom 7d6e braking in Tesla’s Fashions 3 7d6e and Y final February after 7d6e getting 354 complaints. The inquiry 7d6e covers an estimated 416,000 automobiles 7d6e from the 2021 and 2022 7d6e mannequin years. In February, the 7d6e company mentioned it had no 7d6e studies of crashes or accidents.
7d6e The letter offers Tesla a 7d6e deadline of 20 June to 7d6e reply to the data request 7d6e however says the corporate can 7d6e ask for an extension.
7d6e A message was left early 7d6e on Friday searching for remark 7d6e from Tesla.
7d6e In opening the investigation, the 7d6e company mentioned it was trying 7d6e into automobiles geared up with 7d6e automated driver-assist options comparable to 7d6e adaptive cruise management and “autopilot”, 7d6e which permits them to mechanically 7d6e brake and steer inside their 7d6e lanes.
7d6e “Complainants report that the fast 7d6e deceleration can happen with out 7d6e warning, and infrequently repeatedly throughout 7d6e a single drive cycle,” the 7d6e company mentioned.
7d6e Many house owners wrote of 7d6e their complaints that they feared 7d6e a rear-end crash on a 7d6e freeway.
7d6e Within the letter, NHTSA asks 7d6e for the preliminary velocity when 7d6e the vehicles started to brake, 7d6e the ultimate velocity and the 7d6e typical deceleration. It additionally asks 7d6e if the automated programs detected 7d6e a goal impediment, and whether 7d6e or not Tesla has video 7d6e of the braking incidents.
7d6e The company is now searching 7d6e for data on guarantee claims 7d6e for phantom braking together with 7d6e the house owners’ names and 7d6e what repairs had been made. 7d6e Additionally it is searching for 7d6e data on Tesla’s sensors, any 7d6e testing or investigations into the 7d6e braking issues, or if any 7d6e modifications had been made.
7d6e The letter focuses on Tesla’s 7d6e testing of the automated programs 7d6e in relation to detecting steel 7d6e bridges, S-shaped curves, oncoming and 7d6e cross visitors and totally different 7d6e sizes of automobiles together with 7d6e massive vans. The company additionally 7d6e desires data on how cameras 7d6e cope with reflections, shadows, glare 7d6e and blockage because of snow 7d6e or heavy rain.
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