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EV Unexpected Braking
Date of Incident: 14 August 2019
Description:
A Hyundai Kona EV was on cruise control set at 50kph travelling through a 50kph residential area.
At the time of the incident, there were no other vehicles in sight in front of the vehicle. Suddenly, the car braked heavily without warning and with no obvious hazards to trigger the sensors.
The driver cannot recall any alert noises or unusual warning lights when the braking occurred.
The car behind, which was travelling quite closely, nearly rear-ended the Kona.
Original Safety Alert
