NHTSA ODI #11483916

2021 Tesla Model 3 Complaint

Forward Collision Avoidance

Filed September 11, 2022 · Incident date September 11, 2022

Vehicle
2021 Tesla Model 3
Component(s)
Forward Collision Avoidance
Complaint filed
September 11, 2022
Date of incident
September 11, 2022
Reported VIN
5yj3e1ea5mf

Owner's description

On an empty freeway I5 southbound over a crest, the car emergency braked from highway speed with no obstacles or cars in front of it. The weather conditions were sunny, 98f, and some mirages were on the road surface. Autopilot was engaged and set to the speed limit. Emergency braking alert sounded and the car applied full power braking. Car is running software version 2022.24.6. prior versions of the software with radar support did not exhibit this phantom breaking behavior. The current version disabled radar and used "Tesla vision"

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