TikTok Video Flags EV Regenerative Braking as Motion-Sickness Trigger for Uber Riders, With 1 Setting to Help
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Updated · UNILAD Tech · Jul 26
TikTok Video Flags EV Regenerative Braking as Motion-Sickness Trigger for Uber Riders, With 1 Setting to Help
1 articles · Updated · UNILAD Tech · Jul 26
Summary
Ambar Lee’s TikTok post about feeling sick in the back of an EV Uber drew a wave of comments from riders who said electric cars regularly trigger travel sickness.
Regenerative braking emerged as the main explanation: the system slows the car by converting kinetic energy into electricity, creating variable deceleration that some passengers find nauseating.
Lee Elliott of Compare and Recycle said the effect worsens when riders use phones or tablets, because screen use deepens the mismatch between what the eyes see and the inner ear senses.
Apple’s Vehicle Motion Cues offers one workaround, adding moving dots that sync with the car’s motion and can switch on automatically when the device detects a moving vehicle.
The discussion highlights a little-known comfort issue for EV passengers, even as some users said drivers can reduce or switch off regenerative braking in certain models.