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Tesla Sued by Family of Florida Man Killed in Autopilot Crash

Jeremy Banner's Model 3Source: Law Office of Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath
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Tesla Inc. was sued for the second time in three months by the family of a car owner who was killed in a crash while using the driver-assistance system Autopilot.

Jeremy Banner, 50, died when the Model 3 sedan he was driving failed to brake or steer to avoid a semi trailer that ran a stop sign on a Florida highway in March, according to the lawsuit, which also names the driver of the semi as a defendant. Banner had engaged the Autopilot system about 10 seconds before the collision.