UK drivers make claims of ‘dangerous’ electric car faults
by Miles Brignall from Technology | The Guardian on (#6FYW5)
Motorists locked inside their cars, while an NHS doctor said her BMW iX accelerated to 65mph and then crashed
An electric car owner has claimed her vehicle's autopilot engaged without warning and accelerated to 65mph, zigzagged across the road and caused a serious crash, the Guardian can reveal.
The alleged incident involved a doctor, Ravpreet Kaur, who was travelling in Buckinghamshire with her son in the family's 80,000 BMW iX. Her husband said they were lucky to escape unhurt.
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