Posted 4/9/2024, 2:15:00 AM
Tesla Settles Lawsuit Over Fatal 2018 Autopilot Crash
- Tesla reached settlement in lawsuit over 2018 fatal crash that killed Apple engineer Walter Huang while he was using Autopilot
- Crash occurred when Model X steered into barrier on highway near San Francisco while traveling at 70mph
- NTSB said Huang's hands were not detected on wheel in final 6 seconds before crash and there was no braking
- Evidence showed Huang was playing game on phone at time of crash and had issues with Autopilot steering wheel in same area before
- Settlement comes after Tesla won two other Autopilot lawsuits in California when it argued drivers did not follow instructions to pay attention