Tesla denied allegations that some of its cars have experienced unintended acceleration and blamed a “short seller” for promoting the charges
A petition filed recently with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration cited 127 incidents reported by Tesla owners in which their cars accelerated, they claimed, without cause.
NHTSA did not disclose who brought the complaints, but CNBC reported that Brian Sparks, a Berkeley, Calif. Investor, who has a short position on Tesla shares, was involved in the petition. The company’s response stated that “while accidents caused by a mistaken press of the accelerator have been alleged for nearly every make and model of vehicle on the road, the accelerator pedals on Model S,X and 3 vehicles have two independent position sensors, and if there is any error, the system defaults to cut off motor torque.”
Tesla also said it is transparent with NHTSA and has routinely reviewed customer complaints of unintended acceleration with the agency.Last week, the agency said it was investigating a December 29 crash involving a Tesla Model 3 that left one person dead when it crashed into a parked car in Indiana.In October the regulatory agency opened an investigation into possible defects in Tesla Model S and X battery packs that could cause fires. That petition was filed by consumer lawyer Edward Chen.
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