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Tesla Sued by Family of Man They Say Was Killed by Autopilot

Tesla Sued by Family of Man They Say Was Killed by Autopilot

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  The family of a man who died after his Tesla crashed on Autopilot are suing the EV maker, as the Independent reports, accusing CEO Elon Musk of making misleading claims about the driver assistance software. In February 2023, 31-year-old Genesis Giovanni Mendoza-Martinez died after his Model S smashed into a firetruck on the side of an interstate in San Francisco. According to the complaint, Mendoza-Martinez made "no accelerator pedal or brake pedal inputs" in the 12 minutes prior to the crash while the vehicle was on Autopilot. Mendoza-Martinez's family is arguing that the driver bought the vehicle under the […]