Court Rules Tesla’s Autopilot Defective For Normal Use After Phantom Braking

There has been a problem with Tesla models for a long time, which rely on the rather limited autopilot functions in Germany. There are always phantom brakings. This is a serious problem for American electric cars, especially on the motorway, but also otherwise. There are sudden braking manoeuvres, which I experienced several times on the highway last year. There is no obvious reason, because this also happens on the free track. Now the KBA react…

A three-lane highway, a cheap lane, 140 km/h on cruise control and no obstacles for miles around. Suddenly, you brake and within a few seconds you are going 96 km/h. For no apparent reason. That is exactly what happened to an expert who was commissioned by the regional court in the German city of Traunstein to test a Tesla Model 3 in one of the disputes he was handling. The owner of the aforementioned 2022 car sued Tesla precisely because of the…

The phantom braking of the Tesla Autopilot has led to a lawsuit in German courts, where judges have determined that Tesla Autopilot with the 3.0 hardware installed can cause situations of great danger and, therefore, does not meet the standards of vehicles in this price range.

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Court Rules Tesla’s Autopilot Defective For Normal Use After Phantom Braking

The owner of a Model 3 sued the car manufacturer after several phantom braking events. The court arranged an expert to test the Model 3, and he also experienced phantom braking. Tesla has been ordered to fix the Model 3 owned by Christoph Lindner. A court in Germany has ruled that the Autopilot system used by the Tesla Model 3 is ‘defective,’ and is not ‘suitable for normal use’ because of phantom braking issues. This appears to be the first tim…