KBA reviews Tesla models due to phantom braking

Safety concerns KBA examines Tesla "Autopilot"

2025-03-17 Source: sp-x | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

Tesla drivers apparently experience inexplicable emergency braking of their cars more frequently. Now the KBA has taken a look at the problem.

Tesla vehicles are reportedly causing some users problems with unexpected emergency braking.(Image: Tesla) — Tesla vehicles are reportedly causing some users problems with unexpected emergency braking.
(Image: Tesla)

The Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) is reviewing the automated driving functions in models of the US manufacturer Tesla for potentially dangerous malfunctions. As reported by the Handelsblatt (german economy magazine) following a request to the KBA, so-called phantom braking is the focus of the safety review.

The federal agency is therefore examining the function of the emergency braking assistant and other assistance systems in the vehicles of the electric manufacturer. It has not been disclosed which models are involved. According to the report, a KBA spokesman confirmed to the Handelsblatt the ongoing investigation and announced that if measures are required, they would be taken in due course. There was no comment from Tesla itself.

Problems with Tesla's "Autopilot" have been known for a long time

Tesla's "Autopilot," which supposedly enables automated driving, has been criticized for several years. As early as 2023, the Handelsblatt reported on cars of the manufacturer braking without reason, citing internal documents from the OEM. According to these, the so-called Tesla Files contained thousands of customer complaints about vehicles braking suddenly. Additionally, employees of the car manufacturer had classified the Autopilot as dangerous.

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