Driver video: Tesla Model S adaptive cruise control rear-ends stopped van

Green Car Congress
By mmillikinJul 5, 2016, 3:17 am68 pts
A Tesla owner in Europe has posted a YouTube video of his Model S rear-ending a stopped van. In the notes accompanying the post, while asserting the superiority of the Model S, he outlined the safety-systems failures: The TACC, active cruise control did not brake as it normally does. The automatic braking…

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