2025 Tesla Model X

My 2025 model x has a feature commonly called "one pedal drive", where lifting pressure off the gas pedal causes regenerative braking force. this feature is *forced on* at all times, and is unsafe in slippery icy conditions, especially turns, especially downhill. i don't know if this is because of a malfunction of their regen-braking anti-lock (the abs equvialent), or because it's simply not possible to drive safely in slippery conditions with one-pedal-drive regen braking... but either way, this situation is unsafe. i urge you to investigate this situation, and consider issuing a recall requiring tesla to perform a software update to give drivers the ability to turn off one-pedal-drive, for safety in snowy and icy conditions. note: tesla's owners manual for the model y recommends drivers disable one-pedal-drive by turning regenerative braking to low, but they have disabled the ability to do this on all model s/x cars 2020+. from their model y owners manual: "warning: in snowy or icy conditions, model y may experience loss of traction during regenerative braking, particularly when in the standard setting and/or not using winter tires. tesla recommends using the low setting in snowy or icy conditions to help maintain vehicle stability." here is a video example of this happening to a driver (not me) for reference. this is snow not ice, and not even in a turn or downhill. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)

Smart summon and actually smart summon are features on certain tesla vehicles that allow a user to remotely move the vehicle to the user or to another designated location, through use of a phone app. the office of defects investigation (odi) has received 1 complaint (voq) alleging that an actually smart summon session resulted in a crash and has reviewed at least 3 media reports of apparently similar crashes. all four incidents involve the subject tesla vehicles operating in actually smart summon failing to detect posts or parked vehicles, resulting in a crash. actually smart summon replaced smart summon and provided users with extended vehicle operating range while expanding vehicle connectivity through phone app live camera feeds and increased user latency experience. odi has received 12 smart summon related voqs alleging crash typology similar to the crashes experienced by users of actually smart summon during sessions with little time for operators to react. odi is aware of multiple crash allegations, involving both smart summon and actually smart summon, where the user had too little reaction time to avoid a crash, either with the available line of sight or releasing the phone app button, which stops the vehicle’s movement. tesla has not reported any smart summon or actually smart summon crashes through the standing general order for crashes involving ads or level 2 adas, which requires reporting of crashes on publicly accessible roads. odi is opening this preliminary evaluation to investigate actually smart summon’s capabilities as they relate to the subject and similar crashes, including the system's operation and field performance in fsd equipped vehicles and vehicles included in free trial offers. nhtsa will evaluate the top speed that a vehicle can attain while actually smart summon is engaged, designed-in operating restrictions for usage on public roads, and line of sight requirements. nhtsa expects this preliminary evaluation to include review of remote vehicle control through the phone app at various distances and lines of sight, including app connectivity delays resulting in increased stopping distance and the ability to utilize actually smart summon in roadway environments or operating conditions for which the current version of the system is neither intended nor designed. to review the odi reports cited in the opening resume odi report identification number document, go to nhtsa.gov.