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"Engine" braking. The motor spins backwards as soon as you lift off the throttle and, if the battery is up to temp, the regen is enough to bring the car to a complete stop from motorway speeds in the same way normal (not emergency) braking would.
Essentially unless you're a shit driver or there's a genuine emergency situation that couldn't have been anticipated, you don't need to touch the brake pedal at all.
At a stop, the electronic handbrake is also automatically applied so hill starts etc do not require the brake either.
Soul
Apparently the cause of brake pad change on Tesla is age out (ie outside of manufacturer lifetime spec) rather than wear out.
I use the brake pedal on my Model 3 to start the car / engage a gear and maybe two or three times on and average 50 mile drive.