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Tesla Sued Over Fatal Crash Blamed on Autopilot Malfunction
- Commuter’s Model X veered into highway barrier at about 71 mph
- California Department of Transportation also named defendant
The Tesla crash on U.S. Highway 101 in Mountain View, California on March 23, 2018.
Source: KTVU
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Tesla Inc. was sued over a fatal crash on a California highway allegedly caused when the Autopilot system of a 2017 Model X malfunctioned and steered the car into a concrete barrier.
The case was filed just two days after another California driver’s lawsuit blamed defects in the “driverless” steering and braking of his Model S for “nearly” killing him when his car slammed into a lane divider. Meanwhile, chief executive officer Elon Musk is increasingly talking up Tesla’s autonomous driving technology and a future robo-taxi service.