Several Tesla Cybertruck Owners Share That Their Truck Goes Into Full-On Regenerative Braking Every Time They Engage FSD at Highway Speed – Add “I’m Brake Checking People Every Time”

Tom Slinger, a Cybertruck owner from Missouri, says his truck starts full-on regenerative braking every time he engages the full self-driving software at highway speeds.

Tom states that his Cybertruck does not automatically maintain the speed he was traveling at. Instead, when he eases off the accelerator pedal to let the FSD software take control, the vehicle automatically activates regenerative braking.

The vehicle only accelerates again and returns to Tom's original speed after slowing down significantly in the middle of the highway.

Tom adds that this behavior is concerning and that he’s practically slamming on the brakes and brake-checking vehicles behind him every time he engages FSD.

The concerned Cybertruck owner shared his story on the Cybertruck Owners Only group on Facebook.

Tom writes…

“When engaging FSD, the truck goes into full regen when I let off the throttle instead of maintaining speed, then it speeds back up.

I am effectively slamming on the brakes and brake-checking people behind me every time I turn FSD on. What am I doing wrong?”

This is certainly concerning; however, Tom is far from the only Cybertruck owner to experience brake issues.

A fellow Cybertruck owner shared last week that his brakes caught on fire following a short drive to the supermarket.

The Cybertruck owner reports smoke coming from his truck’s wheel well, along with orange flames.

However, returning to Tom’s case, looking at the comments, several Cybertruck owners have reported similar behavior in their trucks every time they engage FSD at highway speeds.

A fellow Cybertruck owner, Brian Griesmann, writes…

“My Cybertruck does the same.”

Another Cybertruck owner, Gregory Anton, seconds this sentiment, writing…

“Same thing with my Cybertruck.”

A third Cybertruck owner, Jorge Mario Galeano, says his Cybertruck also applies regenerative braking every time he releases the accelerator pedal.

However, Jorge notes that this behavior is a bug introduced with the recent Cybertruck updates, and previously, the vehicle used to match the driving speed when engaging FSD.

Jorge writes…

“I noticed this behavior since the last two FSD updates. I usually press the accelerator to pick up more speed.”

Speaking about Tesla software updates, a fellow Cybertruck owner reports that his truck hasn’t gone to sleep for three months following a corrupted firmware update.

The owner adds that his truck uses 10% battery even when left sitting in a parking lot.

Going back to the topic at hand, Nathaniel Berry, a fourth Cybertruck owner, says that, similar to the other owners, his regenerative braking activates when he engages FSD.

However, he considers this a safety feature and notes that his Cybertruck only initiates regenerative braking when engaging FSD if there is only a vehicle nearby.

Nathaniel writes…

“Mine does this if I have another vehicle within like 30ft.

Otherwise, it just keeps going perfectly.”

Another Cybertruck owner, Zack LeMire from Texas, seconds the sentiment that the automatic regenerative braking when engaging FSD is a good safety feature.

Zack writes…

“I engage FSD almost at the beginning of every drive, but I’m guessing that it is reacting to the environment around it and giving itself room.”

This is an interesting perspective; however, the original person who started the discussion on this issue, Tom Slinger, disagrees and says the regenerative braking comes on fully and is scary when it happens.

Tom writes…

“The regen is 100%. It’s pretty dangerous to be honest. It will do it even if there’s plenty of space between me and the car in front of me.”

Tom also adds…

“Glad to know I’m not the only one experiencing this. Is there a way to pass this information to Tesla? I know you can report it if you disengage FSD, but I don’t want to disengage the second I engage.”

Overall, looking at the comments, more than 10 Cybertruck owners reported the same issue. 

Some Cybertruck owners with multiple Teslas have mentioned that this behavior is specific to the Cybertruck and that they haven’t experienced it with their other Tesla vehicles, such as the Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y.

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