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From the article: The suit stems from a crash that occurred in 2019 outside Miami, Florida. Stephen Banner was driving his Tesla Model 3 with Autopilot active
by dkjaudyeqooe 3y ago
From the article:
The suit stems from a crash that occurred in 2019 outside Miami, Florida. Stephen Banner was driving his Tesla Model 3 with Autopilot active when a semi truck pulled out across the road. Banner's Tesla, set to travel at 69 mph, detected neither Banner's hands on its steering wheel nor the presence of the stationary trailer in its path, according to The Washington Post. The car traveled under the trailer, ripping off its roof and killing Banner.
Banner's wife filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County, which Judge Reid Scott ruled last week could proceed to trial. Judge Scott reportedly cited a video published by Tesla in 2016 wherein the company claimed "the car is driving itself," but didn't give "any indication that the video is aspirational or that this technology doesn't currently exist in the market." Tesla employees later revealed the demonstration was staged.
- qgin 3y agoAlso in that same video: “The person in the driver's seat is only there for legal reasons. He is not doing anything.”