The family of an Apple engineer killed in a crash of his Tesla last year is suing the automaker, saying the Autopilot feature on the car caused his death
Walter Huang was in the driver's seat of the Model X SUV, wearing his seatbelt at the time of the March 23, 2018, crash in Silicon Valley, According to the National Transportation Safety Board.The NTSB investigated the crash and determined that the Autopilot feature, which provides some self-driving functions to Tesla cars, was engaged for nearly 19 minutes before the fatal crash.
In a blog post shortly after the accident, Tesla said it determined Huang's hands were not detected on the wheel for six seconds prior to the crash. Tesla analyzed data sent by the car in the moments before the crash. The company said Huang had received warnings earlier in the drive to have his hands on the wheel. It also said he had five seconds before the crash and more than 150 yards between his car and the concrete divider and did not take action to avoid it.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
The family of an Apple engineer is suing Tesla over a deadly autopilot crashThe suit filed by Walter Huang's family alleges that the Tesla car, which was on autopilot at the time of the crash, was 'defective in its design.'
Read more »
Tesla sued by family of Apple engineer killed in Autopilot crashThe family of the man is accusing Tesla of failures and false promises of its autonomous driving system.
Read more »
Tesla Sued By Family Of Silicon Valley Driver Killed In Model X Autopilot CrashThe lawsuit comes a year after the fatal crash and a week after Tesla CEO Elon Musk touted the company's automated driving technology.
Read more »
Tesla Sued By Family Of Silicon Valley Driver Killed In Model X Autopilot CrashThe lawsuit comes a year after the fatal crash and a week after Tesla CEO Elon Musk touted the company's automated driving technology.
Read more »
Tesla Sued By Family Of Silicon Valley Driver Killed In Model X Autopilot CrashThe lawsuit comes a year after the fatal crash and a week after Tesla CEO Elon Musk touted the company's automated driving technology.
Read more »
In streaming wars, Apple says it can coexist with NetflixFar from being a Netflix Inc killer, Apple Inc envisions its forthcoming Apple T...
Read more »
The Problem With Blaming Tesla For Walter Huang's DeathWhile Tesla should be accountable for the failings of its Autopilot system, drivers that use it knowing it has issues also need to take responsibility
Read more »
The Problem With Blaming Tesla For Walter Huang's DeathWhile Tesla should be accountable for the failings of its Autopilot system, drivers that use it knowing it has issues also need to take responsibility
Read more »
An MIT study found that Tesla Autopilot users were better than expected at taking over before potentially dangerous situationsThe study's authors emphasize that its conclusions cannot be extended to all Tesla Autopilot users or to other semi-autonomous systems.
Read more »
Tesla's 'Shadow' Testing Offers A Useful Advantage On The Biggest Problem In RobocarsLast week, Tesla showed us more about how they test new Autopilot software by using a 'Shadow' mode where the new software decides what it would do, and it's compared to what a human or the old software do in that situation. The ability to do this on 500,000 cars is a strong asset for Tesla.
Read more »