A Tesla that a man was driving’suddenly, automatically’ took flight forcing him to intentionally crash to avoid hitting pedestrians

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• A man from New York has filed a lawsuit against Tesla, claiming that his vehicle "suddenly" and "automatically" accelerated.
• Insider reported that his lawyer said he had driven the car carefully to avoid any accidents, but crashed it when unable to do so.
• Tesla recalls over one million cars from China due to their regenerative brake system.

Tesla is being sued by a man from New York who claims that one of its vehicles "suddenly" and "automatically" accelerated. He had to crash the vehicle to stop it, and to avoid hitting nearby people.

According to the lawsuit filed in New York State Supreme Court this week, Akm Shamsuzzaman was hired as a Revel Transit driver on January 29, and was given a Tesla for that day. The lawsuit alleges that things turned bad after he began driving the Tesla.

He had his foot on brake. "He put the car in drive, removed his foot from the brake and the car jumped ahead," Daniel Shimko told Insider. Shamsuzzaman had followed the usual procedure for starting a Tesla.

Shimko said that Shamsuzzaman lost control of his Tesla as soon as he took his foot off the break. Shimko said that even after Shamsuzzaman put his foot on the brake, the car wouldn't stop. Shamsuzzaman tried to put the car in park, but it didn't help.

Shimko stated that Shamsuzzaman had to crash his Tesla to stop it. He added that Shamsuzzaman managed to crash into another parking spot and not hit anyone.

Shimko stated that Shamsuzzaman did not suffer any serious injuries in the incident. He has filed a claim for damages that is not determined.

Tesla has not responded to Insider's comment request immediately.

Tesla previously denied that their vehicles experienced "unintended Acceleration."

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigated reports of Teslas accelerating, looking at more than 200 crashes, and concluded that it was user error. The NHTSA discovered that Tesla drivers mistook the accelerator for the break.

Last week, Tesla announced that it would recall more than one million of its cars sold in China due to a problem with the regenerative brake system. Chinese regulators claimed this could lead to unintended acceleration.

In February, Tesla recalls more than 326,000 vehicles due to a possible software problem that could make the cars "unsafe" at intersections.

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By: kvlamis@insider.com (Kelsey Vlamis)
Title: A man claims a Tesla he was driving ‘suddenly and automatically’ took off, forcing him to intentionally crash it to avoid hitting people
Sourced From: www.businessinsider.com/tesla-suddenly-automatically-took-off-forcing-a-crash-man-says-2023-5
Published Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 00:30:07 +0000

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