Untimely braking: the Ministry of Transport will carry out assessments

This decision was made following an exchange on August 7 between a motorist victim of an incident of this nature. Similarly, Joanna Peyrache, and the monitoring of the vehicle and engines market (SSMVM), dependent on the ministry.

“Other cases have been directly gone to the ministry“, We know to the ministry.

Ms. Nevertheless, Peyrache was slightly injured during an accident in April on the A40 motorway when her Peugeot 208 suddenly held back. In addition, was struck at the rear.

“I received hundreds of testimonies. Each time they are recent vehicles between 2017 and 2025. All brands are affected even if Peugeot. Citroën and Skoda are the most cited“She said, according to comments relayed in the Parisian.

“The SSMVM will now assess (…) which gives it the opportunity to question the manufacturers. The SSMVM will then carry out testing“Said untimely braking: ministry transport will a ministry official.

It was the SSMVM that launched and followed the reminder campaigns for the defective Takata airbags of the various manufacturers.

A petition demanding “an investigation. a reform on automatic emergency braking systems” was also launched on the National Assembly site on August 6 and has so far collected only 80 signatures.

“These situations are not isolated cases. Several car brands are affected. The common point between all these incidents: the presence of a driving aid system. in particular braking“, We read in this petition which affirms that at least one person died in an accident linked to this problem.