It seems almost every day in the news that a Tesla owner is claiming unintended acceleration and faulting Tesla. I just read another one: San Jose Woman Claims New Tesla Auto-Accelerated Into Garage.
The owner says she tried reaching out to Tesla for over a week before going to the press with her story. In every case I am aware of that Tesla has investigated, they came back stating that the vehicle operated as expected. This owner is looking at up to $100,000 in damages and may have a motive for wanting to fault another party.
Given the number of these stories recently, Tesla might want to consider a rapid response process before these get out of hand. There are many cases of drivers either confusing the pedals, or accidentally hitting the wrong ones, and the media seems to love giving Tesla the spotlight, especially if its a mother with children, or an expecting mom. Clearly an emotional play.
Twitter users, by and large, hit back, but most people reading this article online probably won't bother with the facts. Maria Medina KPIX5 on Twitter
The owner says she tried reaching out to Tesla for over a week before going to the press with her story. In every case I am aware of that Tesla has investigated, they came back stating that the vehicle operated as expected. This owner is looking at up to $100,000 in damages and may have a motive for wanting to fault another party.
Given the number of these stories recently, Tesla might want to consider a rapid response process before these get out of hand. There are many cases of drivers either confusing the pedals, or accidentally hitting the wrong ones, and the media seems to love giving Tesla the spotlight, especially if its a mother with children, or an expecting mom. Clearly an emotional play.
Twitter users, by and large, hit back, but most people reading this article online probably won't bother with the facts. Maria Medina KPIX5 on Twitter