A Honda “phantom braking” trial is over after a jury reached a verdict in favor of Honda.
The original “Honda Sensing” class action lawsuit was filed eight years ago and included alleged defects in the Collision Mitigation Braking, Road Departure Mitigation, Adaptive Cruise Control with Low-Speed Follow, and Lane Keeping Assist systems.
Multiple class actions were filed and consolidated into Cadena, et al., v. American Honda.
But by the time the class action lawsuit reached trial, the case involved only the Collision Mitigation Braking Systems in 2017-2019 Honda CR-V and 2018-2020 Honda Accord vehicles. The lawsuit also included only certain states as nationwide claims had been previously dismissed.
According to the plaintiffs, the Collision Mitigation Braking (automatic emergency braking) system can activate without any forward objects in the path of a Honda vehicle.
Honda emphasized the collision mitigation braking i …
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