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I read in another HN thread, that some Tesla owners have experienced "ghost braking," and have adopted the technique of holding their foot just above the accele
by analog31 5y ago
I read in another HN thread, that some Tesla owners have experienced "ghost braking," and have adopted the technique of holding their foot just above the accelerator, in order to counteract it.
When I read that, I made a mental note to slow down a bit if a Tesla gets behind me, so they will pass me. Usually that's not a problem, as I don't drive particularly fast.
I don't know if this is an issue with other brands of cars. My fancy new Subaru has never ghost-braked.
- bb123 5y agoI’ve experienced this in a Tesla. It slammed the brakes on without warning in the middle of a freeway and dropped our speed from 70 to 30 in seconds. Luckily there wasn’t a truck behind us otherwise we would have all died. Tesla fans tend to waive stories like that away with “yeah it happens sometimes” which I think is a pretty astonishing response to what really felt like attempted murder by a car.