The controversial PR tactics of Elon Musk’s car company have been on full display this week as the corporation has worked to publicly blame the victim of a fatal crash involving its autonomous technology. Photograph: Handout/Minami Tamaki LLPOrgan further said Tesla had offered to have Musk meet Lambert as part of a settlement. “Tesla is a big corporation, and they feel like they can bully people,” Organ said in an interview. The family of that victim, Joshua Brown, eventually released a statement that said “Joshua loved his Tesla” and that the car was not at fault. Paul Grieco, an attorney for Brown family, said this week he couldn’t comment on whether Tesla paid money or had relatives sign any kind of confidentiality agreement.

Source: The Guardian April 13, 2018 06:00 UTC