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Tesla Enlists Apple to Prove Driver in Crash Was Gaming
- Tech giant ‘secretly’ helping carmaker, family’s lawyers say
- US probe found driver was ‘likely’ distracted by game on phone
Tesla Inc. is relying on technical support from Apple Inc. as it seeks to prove that a Model X driver who worked for the iPhone maker was playing a video game on his phone when he crashed and died.
Lawyers for the family of Walter Huang, an engineer who crashed and died on his commute to work, say his former employer is “secretly” maneuvering to support Tesla’s attempt to blame distracted driving for the wreck. A National Transportation Safety Board investigation had failed to reach a definitive conclusion about what Huang was doing in the final seconds before impact.