Unbelievable claims have been made about Tesla and CEO Elon Musk. Accordingly, the company overlooked some mistakes when marketing and selling its advanced driver assistance system. He even caused fatal accidents by being negligent with the autopilot. A lawsuit will be filed against Tesla and Musk.
Musk claimed he knew there would be Tesla autopilot accidents
A judge in the US state of Florida reviewed the investigation into the autopilot accident. In the accident that occurred in 2019, it was reported that the autopilot lost control and crashed into the wall, causing the death of driver Jeremy Banner.
Banner’s family accuses Tesla of neglecting and deliberately misusing the autonomous driving system. He even claimed that the company was aware of the safety issues with Autopilot, but ignored it so it could sell it to more customers.
Judge Reid Scott ruled that Musk and other Tesla executives knew that the autopilot was defective. Despite this, he pointed out that it allows the sale of autonomous driving technology. He also referred to the similarities of two accidents that occurred due to autopilot in 2019 and 2016.
Tesla and Musk have been criticized for many years for the capabilities of autopilot. Claiming that autonomous driving was disabled in many accidents, the company stated that the accidents were caused by driver errors. Despite this, it is noteworthy that fully autonomous driving has been advertised since 2016.
According to reports, more than 700 accidents have occurred with autopilot since 2019, resulting in 17 deaths. Judge; He claimed that Tesla marketed its Autopilot as fully autonomous, despite technological flaws. The lawsuit may cause the company to face both fines and various sanctions.
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