The family of a 76-year-old woman who tragically died after a Tesla Model 3 crashed into her home at 73 mph is suing both Tesla and the driver. Filed by her daughter and son-in-law, the lawsuit claims that the crash on June 19 was due to a defectively designed Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, while also accusing the driver of negligence and gross negligence.
This lawsuit follows closely on the heels of a recent court ruling in Florida, where a driver who misused Tesla's FSD system was found 67% liable for a crash that led to one death and another person injured. The court determined that Tesla bore 33% of the fault and awarded the victims $243 million from the automaker.
The latest suit alleges that the design flaws in the FSD system failed to alert the driver of the approaching hazard and did not detect the end of the street or the house in its trajectory. Additionally, it claims that the FSD system did not sufficiently monitor the driver's level of engagement.
In response, Tesla asserts that the driver is to blame. According to internal data, while FSD was initially active, the driver overridden it by accelerating to full throttle (100%). Tesla argues that the FSD could not have been engaged while traveling at 73 mph in a residential zone.
As the investigation continues, it remains difficult to draw definitive conclusions. However, a lingering question arises: if the driver pressed the accelerator instead of the brake, what prompted this reaction? Was it a malfunction of the FSD system that necessitated the driver's intervention, or could there be an unrelated factor at play?
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