U.S. regulators launch probe into Tesla's 'ghost braking' incident

　　The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on February 17, local time, that it will launch an investigation into Tesla's "ghost braking" incident.

　　The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in its investigation notice that the government had received 354 complaints in the past nine months.

The complaint alleges that while using the Tesla's vehicle's Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) features, including adaptive cruise control, the vehicle braked unexpectedly at high speeds.

This is a very serious problem because "ghost braking" incidents often occur on highways where vehicles slow down sharply, which increases the risk of collision with a trailing vehicle.

　　The investigation involves Tesla's 2021 and 2022 "Model 3" and "Model Y" vehicles, involving a total of about 416,000 vehicles.

　　The incident will be initially assessed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Office of Defect Investigations (ODI).

The initial assessment primarily involves a review of service announcements and owner complaints.

Based on the results of an engineering analysis by the Defect Investigation Office, the investigation may be closed or escalated to a recall of the vehicle.

(CCTV reporter Liu Xu)