Brake Gate
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Tesla Executive Revisits Brake Pedal Incident: Owner Compensated $170,000, Defends Vehicle
After four years, the “Tesla Brake Gate” saga sees Tesla executives reflecting on owner support after a Shanghai Auto Show protest in 2021. A court upheld a verdict against the protesting woman for reputational damage, ordering her and an organizer to pay Tesla damages totaling approximately $59,000. Tesla claims the incident cost them millions. However, the woman maintains the verdict doesn’t validate Tesla’s brake safety, and a separate data-related case concerning brake malfunctions is still under review. The core question of vehicle safety remains open.
