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Tesla’s controversial driver help characteristic Autopilot has obtained one other go. On Tuesday a jury in California discovered that Autopilot was to not blame for a 2019 crash in Riverside County that killed the motive force and left his spouse and son severely injured. That marks the second time this 12 months a jury has discovered that Autopilot was not chargeable for a critical crash.
The case was filed by the 2 survivors of the Riverside crash and alleged that an Autopilot malfunction induced Micah Lee’s Tesla Mannequin three to veer off a freeway at 65 mph (105 km/h) earlier than it struck a tree and burst into flames. Lee died within the crash, and his spouse and then-8-year-old son have been critically injured; consequently the plaintiffs requested for $400 million plus punitive damages.
However Tesla denied Autopilot was faulty and claimed that Lee had been consuming alcohol earlier than the crash. 9 members of the jury agreed with Tesla after 4 days of deliberation.
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