{"id":50251,"date":"2023-05-22T09:06:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T13:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=50251"},"modified":"2023-05-22T09:06:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T13:06:12","slug":"tesla-drivers-again-claiming-cars-accelerate-by-themselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=50251","title":{"rendered":"Tesla drivers are again claiming cars accelerate by themselves"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After a series of accidents, some Tesla drivers are back again claiming the cars are accelerating by themselves.<\/p>\n

As usual, the problem appears to be behind the wheel.<\/p>\n

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As we stated at the time, several claims of sudden unintended acceleration involving Tesla vehicles have been made public over the years. The most publicized one involved\u00a0a South Korean celebrity claiming his Model X accelerated on its own into his garage.<\/a><\/p>\n

However, in every case, including that one, Tesla claimed that the car\u2019s log showed that it was a user mistake due to pedal misapplication, meaning that the driver pressed on the accelerator instead of the brakes.<\/p>\n

In one case,\u00a0Electrek<\/em>\u00a0was able to have\u00a0Tesla\u2019s log verified by a third party,<\/a>\u00a0and it supported the automaker\u2019s claims that it showed the driver pressed on the accelerator.<\/p>\n

Eventually, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that it is\u00a0looking into claims that Tesla vehicles have a defect leading to \u201csudden unintended acceleration\u201d<\/a>\u00a0after receiving a petition citing 127 claimed incidents.<\/p>\n

Tesla issued a\u00a0statement claiming that there are no defects in its vehicles resulting in unintended acceleration<\/a>\u00a0and that the petition with NHTSA was started by a TSLA short seller.<\/p>\n

In 2021, NHTSA concluded that no problem with Tesla vehicles is leading to those incidents, and instead, it believes that \u201cpedal misapplication,\u201d meaning the driver pressing the wrong pedal,<\/a> is the cause of the accidents.<\/p>\n

We thought that would finally put those claims of \u201cTesla accelerating by themselves\u201d to death, but there\u2019s been a resurgence over the last week following three publicized accidents coming to light.<\/p>\n

First off, a Tesla Model Y taxi crashed in the middle of town in Bergen, Norway, last week:<\/p>\n

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