Something about this latest report reads wrong, as it leaves out the question of sudden phantom braking. Two independent motorcyclists crashed into the back of a Tesla at separate times. What was this Tesla doing?

On Friday around 4 p.m., Dominic Dentici, 31, of Ronkonkoma, was driving a 2000 Yamaha eastbound on Sunrise Highway between Higbie Lane and Udall Road when he lost control and hit the rear of a 2023 Tesla, police said.

Keith Ward, 48, of Island Park, was driving a 1994 Harley-Davidson eastbound behind the Tesla when he witnessed the crash, tried to avoid it, but hit the back of the Tesla, police said.

The details are missing so we must wait. However, loss of control of a bike generally causes it to slow or veer off course. It’s peculiar to hear of one launching ahead into the back of a car moving away from it. That’s not a normal highway risk. And while the second bike might have crashed into the first bike, for it to then also crash into the back of a Tesla speeding away seems even less likely. Unless… the Tesla was phantom braking or veering.

2021 Model Y LR, 2024.14.9, FSD 12.3.6…trying to cut off motorcycles on the freeway… what the hell is going on?!