Adas Autonomous/self Driving problems of the 2018 Tesla Model 3

The contact owns a 2018 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph with the self driving feature activated, the vehicle failed to slow down while approaching oncoming traffic. The vehicle accelerated and drove around the traffic. The contact depressed the brake pedal and touched the steering wheel to disable the self driving feature, but the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated that once the vehicle passed through traffic, the brake pedal was depressed again, and the self driving feature was deactivated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,866.

On November 30 at 6pm I was driving north on I-75 in the tampa area with navigate on autopilot activated. I was in the middle lane, it was dark, and there was lots of traffic. My screen asked me to confirm the autopilot request to move to the left lane. I tapped the stalk to confirm. I did not look in the left lane and was not controlling the steering, though my hands were on the wheel. The car immediately turned into the left lane and side swiped a police vehicle. Nobody was injured and the damage to both cars was minor. Previously I had received alerts that my left pillar camera was "blocked", but the alerts went away, so I assumed that there was no problem. When the alerts appeared, auto steer was deactivated, but when the alerts went away auto steer worked again. I do not remember when the first alert appeared, but probably earlier in November 2021. Subsequently, the alerts have appeared and disappeared. I have requested service from Tesla, but the appointment is scheduled for next month. The officer in the police vehicle and two other officers who came to the scene looked at my vehicle and took pictures. I received accident report, crash number [xxx] from hillsborough county sheriff's office (case number[xxx]), but no citation. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact 2018 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated while driving 55 mph with the autonomous self driving function engaged, the vehicle would intermittently brake. The contact stated that the failure only occurred while on autopilot. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was erroneous because there was no other vehicle in close proximity. The local dealer was contacted and it was confirmed that the failure was common however, there was no current fix. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 28,000.

The contact owns a 2018 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated while using driving and with the full self-driving feature activated, the vehicle nearly crashed into other parked vehicles. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and the contact was awaiting a response. The failure mileage was approximately 21,389.