US Jury Finds Tesla Autopilot Did Not Fail in Crash Case

A California state courtroom jury on Friday handed Tesla Inc a sweeping win, discovering that the automotive maker’s Autopilot function didn’t fail to carry out safely in what seems to be the primary trial associated to a crash involving the partially automated driving software program.

The verdict may very well be an necessary victory for Tesla because it exams and rolls out its Autopilot and extra superior “Full Self-Driving (FSD)” system, which Chief Executive Elon Musk has touted as essential to his firm’s future, however which has drawn regulatory and authorized scrutiny.

Justine Hsu, a resident of Los Angeles, sued the electric-vehicle maker in 2020, saying her Tesla Model S swerved right into a curb whereas it was on Autopilot after which an airbag was deployed “so violently it fractured Plaintiff’s jaw, knocked out teeth, and caused nerve damage to her face.”

She alleged there are defects in the design of Autopilot and the airbag, and sought greater than $3 million in damages for the alleged defects and different claims.

Tesla denied legal responsibility for the 2019 accident. It mentioned in a courtroom submitting that Hsu used Autopilot on metropolis streets, regardless of Tesla’s consumer handbook warning in opposition to doing so.

During a courtroom listening to in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, the jury awarded Hsu zero damages. It additionally discovered that the airbag didn’t fail to carry out safely, and that Tesla didn’t deliberately fail to reveal details to her.

Representatives for Tesla and an lawyer for Hsu didn’t instantly remark.

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