Fisker’s brakes can’t catch a break
by Umar Shakir from The Verge - All Posts on (#6MQ4T)
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Fisker has another braking issue on its hands, prompting US safety regulators to open a fourth probe on the automaker's electric Ocean SUV.
This time, the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is looking into customer claims that the Ocean would unexpectedly activate its automatic emergency braking (AEB) without any forward obstruction. Reuters reports three of the claims involved someone getting injured.
This is the second probe opened for the 2023 Ocean that has to do with the vehicle's braking system. The first, which was announced last January, was based on complaints that the vehicle would lose braking power. Now the regulator's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening a preliminary evaluation based on...