In 2022, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) logged 758 complaints about Teslas suddenly decelerating for no reason on American highways (NHTSA ODI, 2022).
Drivers describe their vehicles “slamming the brakes” out of nowhere, with one shaken owner telling reporters, “It just slammed the brakes”.
These aren’t isolated glitches. U.S. District Judge Georgia Alexakis recently gave the green light to a class-action lawsuit, citing allegations that Tesla knowingly withheld warnings about this dangerous defect.
Obviously there’s still a brake pedal. I don’t think they are actually going to get rid of it any time soon.
In single-pedal mode you can still slam on your brakes.
It’s just…optional.
Idk someone was telling me there’s a Saturn with just one pedal the other day. If its just a “mode” then ok.
There’s still a Saturn?