When Model X drove into the concrete isolation zone, Huang Weilun was driving using the autonomous driving function
San Francisco:
Tesla has reached a settlement with the family of an engineer killed in a Model X crash in Silicon Valley six years ago to avoid a trial, according to court documents filed on Monday.
A jury trial is set to begin next week in a wrongful death lawsuit accusing Tesla of failing to meet its marketing purposes with the car’s driver-assistance and safety technology.
Court documents filed on Monday said Tesla and Huang’s family had reached a settlement, and Tesla asked that the amount involved be kept confidential.
Huang believes that the Model “And the risk of harm to the driver. Immobilizing an object or vehicle while in self-driving mode,” the original complaint states.
The lawsuit alleges that in March 2018, Huang was using the Autopilot feature to drive along a highway in Mountain View, California, when the Model X drove into a concrete median, killing him.
Huang’s family argued in the filing that Tesla was negligent in manufacturing and marketing the 2017 Model X.
Despite warnings from the Autopilot driver-assist software, U.S. regulators determined Huang did not have his hands on the steering wheel at the time of the crash.
Tesla has always insisted on the safety of its cars and Autopilot features, warning that they do not distract drivers.
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