4/30/2023 0 Comments Deadly nightmare class![]() ![]() “Because the Sudden Unintended Braking Defect was present at the time of sale or lease of the Class Vehicles, Tesla is required to repair or replace the Class Vehicles pursuant to the terms of the warranty,” the case asserts. The automaker also has not offered to reimburse drivers for “the value consumers paid for the Autopilot AEB features in the first place,” the suit claims. The case relays that Tesla has neither recalled affected Model 3 and Model Y vehicles nor offered a suitable repair or replacement to drivers free of charge. “Instead, Tesla markets its vehicles as safe, despite its knowledge that the vehicles are defective and not fit for their intended purpose of providing consumers with safe and reliable transportation at the time of the sale and thereafter,” the case states, alleging the automaker has “actively concealed the true nature and extent” of the sudden braking defect. The case posits that Tesla is aware that disclosing the problems would put the company at a competitive disadvantage and harm its brand and profits. “Tesla touting the safety and reliability of the Class Vehicles and the Autopilot system while knowing of the Sudden Unintended Braking Defect and the Autopilot and AEB systems’ gross underperformance is unfair and unconscionable,” the lawsuit alleges.Īccording to the filing, Tesla has known of the autopilot and AEB issues “for years” but has been mum on the subject. The alleged defect can cause an affected Model 3 or Model Y to trigger the brakes and abruptly decelerate, or stop completely, despite there existing no safety hazard or object near the vehicle, the lawsuit says.Īs a result, affected Tesla models are “unreasonably dangerous” given the apparent defect can impair a driver’s ability to control and maintain vehicle speed under normal driving conditions based on traffic flow. ![]() Tesla’s standard autopilot system uses a camera to monitor the vehicle and surrounding objects, and the AEB system is designed to detect objects that the car may hit and apply the brakes accordingly, the case explains. “Simply put, as a result of the Defect, the Autopilot and AEB systems at issue here are a safety hazard, not a safety feature,” the suit alleges. The 61-page complaint alleges the automaker rushed its much-touted autopilot and AEB systems to market when the technology “is not yet ready and not yet safe.” The case claims that the Tesla “phantom braking” defect has turned an apparent safety feature “into a frightening and dangerous nightmare.” New to ? Read our Newswire DisclaimerĪ proposed class action alleges the autopilot and automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems in 20 Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles are defective in that they can engage “randomly and unexpectedly,” when no safety hazard is present. ![]()
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