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2023 TESLA MODEL 3 — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

crash · 1958999 · 2024-01-17

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL 3
Year
2023
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

On Jan. 1, 2024 at around 2:19-2:20PM, the vehicle in front of me made a sudden brake causing my vehicle to trigger the Automatic Emergency Brake. My foot was on the brake pedal as well, I even floored the pedal to make my car stop right away but it continued anyway, the pedal felt so loose/soft. My car almost made a full stop but when the vehicle in front of me started moving, the car started to somehow accelerate, I was confused as to why the car was moving when my foot was firmly pushing the brake. This unexpected move caused me to rear-end the vehicle in front when they abruptly stopped for the second time. My thought is since the car in front moved, the Tesla thought the vehicle in front was no longer a threat and stopped applying the brake to make a full stop. I watched a lot of AEB videos online. 1. Automatic Emergency Brake - malfunctioned, maybe, the car log has it but I took a photo that AEB was in progress during the incident 2. My experience is similar to a car without a brake - no matter how hard I pushed the brake pedal, the car didn't stop. It's frightening because I'm out of control over the situation. 3/4. My car was already repaired but I haven't taken it to a Tesla Service Center to inspect the system - the manual brake is working though 5. There were chimes and screen notifications that an Automatic Emergency Brake was in progress. I can upload the dashcam recording if you need it.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11566085
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown