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Tesla Convinces Jury Its Autopilot Wasn't At Fault In First Lawsuit Blaming A Fatality On The Technology To Go To Trial

01 Nov 2023 | Abstracted from Fortune

"Jurors in state court in Riverside, California, on Tuesday sided with Tesla in the first lawsuit blaming a fatality on Autopilot to go to trial...Lawyers representing the crash survivors argued that a manufacturing defect in Autopilot mode caused the car to sharply swerve off the road. The company contended Lee had been drinking alcohol before he got behind the wheel and that there was no evidence he had even activated Autopilot before the collision."

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