Tesla on Monday included the death of a 22 -year -old college student in a wrong death case to protect his autopylot system in the federal court in Miami.
The deadly accident occurred in April 2019, when a model S Tesla, equipped with autopylot technology, killed a parked vehicle in Largo, Florida, killed a woman and injured a man.
The lawsuit, originally on 23 April 2021, was filed in the 11th Judicial Court of Florida in Miami-Dade County, first marking the case of wrong death against Tesla so that it to test it. The families of the plaintiff, dillon fingers and Nibel Benvids Leo, who were killed in the accident, are requesting punitive damage and compensation for medical costs and other expenses.
The test will be a major test for the EV manufacturer Slope sales And CEO Elon Musk made a hit at the cost of his share after playing a central role as the head of the government’s efficiency department (DOGE) within the Trump administration.
Musk has since stepped back from Leading Dog, although earlier this month after renewing a squabal with President Trump Recently signed A big beautiful bill act, that Launch the third partyDubbed “America Party” – a trick experts say Can further carry forward the future of the billionaire company. Tesla is also in the midst of rolling its self-driving robotaxis, which was part of one Pilot in Austin Texas Last month.
The lawyers representing the plaintiff in the case did not respond to the request of CBS Manivatch for comments.
Autopylot’s reputation at stake
According to the recent court filing related to the case, Tesla-Malik George McGi had its 2019 Tesla Model SK Autopylot function as he was running two-lane rural roads in Largo on April 25, 2019. McGi dropped her phone as he was coming near an intersection, and the road views were lost because he was downwards to choose it, court documents.
At that moment, McGi’s car allegedly earned more than 60 miles per hour through a T-shaped intersection, which failed to break before the crashed on the edge of the steep Chevrolet Taho truck standing on the side of the road, causing Naibel Benvids Leon, 22, and her lover, dillon Angulo, who was seriously injured, which was severely injured in the truck.
On the issue whether the car’s autopylot system was faulty and contributed to the death of Benavids. In a court filing, one of the Todd Pose, the plaintiff’s lawyer claims that the car’s autopylot system failed to detect obstacles such as design defects, Chevi Taho, resulting in the death of Benawides.
In his proposal for the summary decision filed on 26 June, Tesla argues that the autopylot facility “did not make the car ‘self-driving” and McGi knew ” [his] The responsibility of operating the vehicle safely as well as the autopylot is active. ,
“The evidence clearly reveals that this accident had nothing to do with Tesla’s autopylot technique. Instead, like many unfortunate accidents since inventing the cell phone, it was done by a distracted driver. For his credits, he was not taking responsibility for his actions because he was also pressing the system of the car, which was also pressing the crash, which was also pressurizing the crash. Could stop, “Tesla said in a statement to CBS Manivatch.
audit Report
The test begins on 14 July.
Mary Cominges, Professor and Advanced Driver-Help of a George Mason University, is likely to testify in specialized testing, indicating documents from the dock of the case. The car driver McGi is also expected to testify.
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