Tesla was partially responsible for a lawsuit related to a fatal accident caused by the self-driving system of its vehicles.
A lawsuit in Florida examined the company’s responsibility in a 2019 accident in which Naibel Benavides Leon He lost his life, his friend, Dillon Angulo But he was seriously injured.
A People According to the documents obtained by magazine George McGee He was led by Tesla Model St in Key Largo, Florida, while using the vehicle’s self-driving system.
When he reached an intersection, McGee leaned down to pick up his phone that had fallen. At that time, Tesla collided with a Chevrolet Tahoe in which Leon and Angulo traveled.
According to the earnings, Tesla did not detect the stationary vehicle and its self -driving system was still in beta, which means it was not fully tested and was not properly intersected or transverse roads.
Tesla defended that the self -driving system was not designed to make the vehicle completely autonomous and can only be used under continuous driver supervision. Therefore, McGee should have taken responsibility for distracting her attention from the road.
However, the jury considered that Tesla was also responsible and that the company had 33%responsibility for the fatal accident. The remaining part of the McGee, who is a People According to Leon’s family, he made an out -of -court agreement in an unknown amount.
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