Local police confirmed that the driver of the Tesla Model 3 produced in 2019 was Terry L. Siegel, 74. The Department said on Facebook that the passengers in the Siegel vehicle were taken to the local hospital for treatment, while the passengers of the other two vehicles were not injured.

Police spokesman Jack Taylor told the media that at first, the police speculated that the vehicle was parked in the middle of the road due to mechanical problems, resulting in the loss of power, but officials later said they were unable to determine what caused the vehicle to stop. Taylor said investigators plan to extract data from Tesla’s computers in the coming days to better understand what happened.

A spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Commission (NHTSA), which is responsible for investigating the traffic accident, told the media that the Commission had contacted the local police station to collect more information about the incident, but they had not yet investigated the incident. In a statement to fox4 television in Kansas City, the agency called the accident “unusual and very unique”.

Last month, NHTSA launched a preliminary investigation into Tesla because hundreds of car owners reported that their vehicles sometimes started automatic braking for no reason. The agency said these incidents, known as “ghost braking”, sometimes occurred on highways.

When the autopilot driving assistance function of the vehicle is activated, the vehicle may suddenly start braking. Autopilot can realize automatic braking, steering, acceleration and other operations to help the vehicle realize a certain degree of semi-automatic driving on the highway. Currently, the agency is investigating model y and model 3 produced in 2021 and 2022. The car owners of ghost 2020 also complained to NHTSA about brake problems.

This problem seems to stem from a problem with Tesla’s automatic emergency braking system. Most new cars have this function, which will activate the brake when the sensor indicates an imminent collision. According to the owner’s report, Tesla sometimes identifies oncoming vehicles, shadows and passing vehicles as dangerous obstacles to avoid.