"Phantom" emerges

Tesla: This fault can be life-threatening

(Bild: Krone KREATIV/stock.adobe.com, krone.at, )

What's modern, electric and suddenly grinds to a halt at full speed on the highway for no reason? That's right. A Tesla. The "Krone" has now experienced this scary phenomenon first-hand and explains the dangerous background.

130 kilometers per hour, cruise control activated, the electric motor humming quietly below you: a familiar scene for many Tesla drivers. Driving with cruise control has probably become a habit for most people, especially on the highway.

But it is precisely this "cruising" - when the vehicle is automatically kept at a speed selected by the driver - that has a nasty surprise in store for the Tesla ...