In a statement early Wednesday, the family alleges that Autopilot was at fault. Huang lost her husband, and two children lost their father because Tesla is beta testing its Autopilot software on live drivers,” B. But the family alleged Tesla’s marketing of Autopilot left Huang with an inflated impression of the technology’s capabilities. Huang “believed the 2017 Tesla Model X vehicle was safer than a human-operated vehicle,” the complaint filed in court said. Tesla attributed the severe damage, which it described as unprecedented for the Model X, to the lack of an attenuator guard.

Source: Washington Post May 01, 2019 12:00 UTC