Last Update: April 22, 2023, 01:14 AM IST
Chief Executive Elon Musk has called Tesla’s Autopilot and more advanced “Full Self-Driving (FSD)” system key to his company’s future. (Image: Tesla / Twitter)
The ruling could be a significant victory for Tesla as it tests and rolls out its Autopilot and more advanced “Full Self-Driving (FSD)” system.
A California state court jury on Friday handed Tesla Inc a sweeping victory, finding that the carmaker’s Autopilot feature appears to be the first test related to crashes involving partially automated driving software to perform safely. I didn’t fail.
The decision could be a significant victory for Tesla as it tests and rolls out its Autopilot and more advanced “Full Self-Driving (FSD)” system, the chief executive said. Elon Musk has described as critical to its company’s future, but which has drawn regulatory and legal scrutiny.
Los Angeles resident Justin Hsu sued the electric-vehicle maker in 2020, saying her Tesla Model S pulled into a curb while it was on Autopilot and then an airbag deployed “so violently It broke the plaintiff’s jaw, dislocated teeth, and caused nerve damage to her face.
It alleged that the autopilot and airbags had design defects, and sought more than $3 million in damages for the alleged defects and other claims.
Tesla denied liability for the 2019 crash. It said in court filings that Hsu used Autopilot on city streets despite Tesla’s user manual warning against doing so.
During a hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, the jury awarded Hsu zero damages. It also found that the airbag did not fail to perform safely, and that Tesla did not willfully fail to disclose the facts to him.
Representatives for Tesla and a lawyer for Suu Kyi did not immediately comment.
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