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WATCH: Our accident in the new Mercedes CLA
Are modern active safety systems causing more problems than they solve? After an incident involving the new Mercedes CLA, we're left unsure...
During a recent What Car? group test, the new Mercedes CLA's Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) system behaved unexpectedly and resulted in a collision between it and a Tesla Model 3. In this video, we reveal the full, uncut footage of the crash, explain why the CLA's safety systems triggered a "phantom braking" event, and share the official response from Mercedes regarding the incident.
We also discuss a separate incident that occurred on the public road and ask the difficult question: are modern active safety systems causing more problems than they solve?
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