[natch]

Don’t use autopilot, problem solved.

And… in any case stay engaged while driving so that you can be ready to touch the accelerator gently if it happens, to counteract it.

The purpose of autopilot is not to allow you to disengage from the responsibility to monitor the road situation.

I’m not saying I love phantom braking though. It’s gotten much better except in some beta versions.

[waffletower]

I agree that phantom braking has "improved". The frequency of the occurrence has definitely decreased during my 2 years/18000 miles of driving my Model Y. But you have to drive with a consciousness that it can occur at any time, particularly when approaching curves or parked vehicles. Usually, an audio warning is given by the car instead -- which is a bit too frequent -- though I have not adjusted its configuration to a higher threshold.

[bdcravens]

I've used that feature on the Toyotas and the Kia I own. As another commenter pointed out, other brands have the same phantom braking issue, but for the cars I've owned, I've haven't experienced it.

[apelapan]

The cruise control on my Kia (MY18 Optima) phantom brakes in certain situations. Typically in curves on divided highways, when you are in the left-most lane. I think it gets confused and panicky by the divider fence.

Luckily there is no OTA or other updates happening to these systems, so I quickly learned to anticipate and never get surprised by it anymore.

Gave me a big scare the first time, though!