NHTSA opens Tesla Autopilot phantom-braking investigation
US safety regulators opened a formal investigation covering about 416,000 Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles after 354 complaints of unexpected braking while Autopilot was active.
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Why it moved the index
The formal investigation imposed scrutiny and evidence collection on a deployed driver-assistance failure affecting hundreds of thousands of vehicles, strengthening external safety oversight. NHTSA later closed the probe without finding a safety-related defect, which limits magnitude and confidence in the underlying hazard claim.
Assessment history
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Away 34 · confidence 88
New February 2022 federal safety investigation with later closure evidence, distinct from the rolling-stop recall and emergency-vehicle probe.
12 Aug 2026
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DoomBench assesses “NHTSA opens Tesla Autopilot phantom-braking investigation” as evidence moving away from doom, with magnitude 34 and confidence 88 out of 100 in the safety and alignment category.
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DoomBench summarizes “NHTSA opens Tesla Autopilot phantom-braking investigation” as follows: US safety regulators opened a formal investigation covering about 416,000 Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles after 354 complaints of unexpected...
https://www.doombench.com/news/nhtsa-opens-tesla-autopilot-phantom-braking-investigation-2022-02-17