A mother and two children suing Tesla after their loved one died in an autopilot crash began court proceedings in Santa Clara County on Monday, according to court documents.
Walter Huang died while behind the wheel of a Tesla in Mountain View in March of 2018. A National Transportation and Safety Board investigation later revealed that Huang's Tesla was in autopilot, and he was playing video games while behind the wheel.Investigators learned that Walter was traveling along U.S. 101 near the State Route 85 junction when his vehicle rammed into a barrier that separated U.S. 101 from SR-85. Huang died from blunt-force injuries he suffered during the crash.
The Huang family has also filed suit against the State of California for the status of the roadway the day of Huang's deadly crash. Photos from the area where Huang crashed, taken by CalTrans maintenance workers in March of 2018, show that a crushed impact attenuator. An attenuator is a type of barrier used to absorb the impact of high-speed crashes along freeways. However, photos show the attenuator was not fully extended and therefore could not absorb the impact of Huang's fatal crash.
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