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Tesla Failed to Stop Autopilot Misuse, Safety Expert Testifies

George McGee’s Tesla Model S after the fatal 2019 crash in Florida.

Source: Court Documents

Tesla Inc. hasn’t done enough to protect against drivers misusing its Autopilot system, a safety expert testified at a trial over a 2019 fatal collision.

Mary “Missy” Cummings, an engineering professor at George Mason University, told jurors in Miami federal court that the Tesla owner’s manual, which contains critical warnings about how the system works, is difficult for drivers to access.