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I agree that this statement seems cold, and blames the driver, but from a legal perspective, can it be anything else? They can't admit anything or publically t
by tshannon 9y ago
I agree that this statement seems cold, and blames the driver, but from a legal perspective, can it be anything else?
They can't admit anything or publically take any responsibility, because it could be used against them in the court case right?
Even in their statement they don't say "Autopilot is not perfect" they say "According to the family, Mr. Huang was well aware that Autopilot was not perfect".
The only thing the actually admit in the statement is that "Tesla is extremely clear that Autopilot requires the driver to be alert and have hands on the wheel".
It's cold and heartless, but anything else opens them up to liability right?
- dragonwriter 9y ago> I agree that this statement seems cold, and blames the driver, but from a legal perspective, can it be anything else? Yes. The law doesn't require, or even create an incentive, for them to make a statement at all. The law doesn't require, or create an incentive, for them include any attribution of blame or responsibility in any statement they do make. This is a hamfisted attempt at PR management by directing the public blame for the incident to the driver, not soemthing made necessary by legal requirements or incentives related to legal liability.
- tshannon 9y agoThanks, my comment was a genuine question. If that is the case, then their PR statement is indeed very cold.
- saas_co_de 9y agoThey could do what Uber did and take responsibility, apologize and settle with the family.
- lozenge 9y agoThey initially said that out of respect for the family, they would not make further statements until the investigation has completed. This is the second time they have broken that promise.