Tesla Sued Over Fatal “Full Self-Driving” Mode Crash

Reuters reports:

The parents of a motorcyclist who was killed in a 2022 crash involving a Tesla Model 3 on Autopilot in Utah sued the electric carmaker and the vehicle’s driver, claiming that the driver assistant software and other safety features are “defective and inadequate.”

Landon Embry, 34, died on the scene after the Model 3 put on Autopilot at 75-80 miles per hour struck the back of his Harley Davidson motorcycle, throwing him from the bike, according to the lawsuit filed in state court in Salt Lake City last week.

A Tesla Model S car was in “Full Self-Driving” mode when it hit and killed a 28-year-old motorcyclist in the Seattle area in April this year, police said this week.

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Tesla was sued by the family of a motorcyclist who was killed in a crash involving a Tesla Model 3 on Autopilot. The complaint said the Autopilot sensors such as cameras ‘should have identified the hazard posed by Decedent’s motorcycle in its presence’ https://t.co/hpMrrZfNC4 pic.twitter.com/tZ3cIr7PaV

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