NHTSA Complaint #11450506 — 2017 TESLA MODEL S

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11450506
Vehicle	2017 TESLA MODEL S
Component	FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Date of Incident	February 4, 2022
Date Filed	February 4, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AK

Consumer Description

My Tesla Model S has emergency braked several times on a divided highway when I was driving at about 65 mph. This has happened multiple times over the last 4 years. Sometimes it happens when I drive under a bridge overpass. Sometimes it happens if the camera sees roadwork equipment on the side of the road - no where near I'm driving. When this happens I'm always afraid someone is going to rear end me. I no longer use any of the self-driving features on my Tesla and do not enable the emergency braking option. I don't trust it.

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