Tesla owners complain about ‘phantom braking.’ Federal safety regulator considers a probe

Federal safety regulators are mulling a probe after Tesla owners complained that their cars were stopping for no reason.

The issue may stem from Tesla’s automatic braking feature hitting the brakes when there is no need to do so. A spokesperson for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the agency “is aware of complaints received about forwarding collision avoidance and is reviewing them through our risk-based evaluation process.”