{"id":70118,"date":"2022-11-15T19:20:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T17:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=70118"},"modified":"2025-09-08T00:13:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T21:13:36","slug":"tesla-autopilot-blamed-for-fatal-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/tesla-autopilot-blamed-for-fatal-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Autopilot blamed for fatal crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Los Angeles, a trial will begin over a 2019 fatal crash involving a Tesla, in which two people were killed. As reported by Gizmodo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to the prosecutor, Kevin George Aziz Riad, behind the wheel of a Tesla Model S, ran a red light and crashed into a Honda Civic. The driver and passenger of the second vehicle \u2014 Hilberto Lopez and Maria Guadalupe Nieves-Lopez \u2014 died at the scene.<\/p>\n

Aziz Riad was charged with involuntary manslaughter, but his lawyers blamed Tesla’s Autopilot features, which can control the vehicle’s speed.<\/p>\n

The manufacturer’s website states that driver-assistance systems \u201crequire active human supervision and do not make the vehicle autonomous.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cNever rely on these components to ensure your safety,\u201d the user manual says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

However, a ScienceDirect study<\/a> showed that people are less likely to monitor the road when the autopilot feature is engaged.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI can\u2019t say the driver is not at fault, but the Tesla system, Autopilot\u2014and company representatives\u2014encourage drivers to be less attentive,\u201d said attorney Donald Slavik, representing Lopez family\u2019s interests.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He added that the company knew about the risks but did not respond to them properly.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTesla knows that people will use Autopilot, including in dangerous situations,\u201d said Slavik.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Lopez family filed suit against the manufacturer. The trial was scheduled for July 2023.<\/p>\n

Legal implications tied to the autopilot function could alter the public perception of Tesla, according to Bryant Walker Smith, a professor of law at the University of South Carolina. The proceedings are also likely to complicate future lawsuits.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe narrative around Tesla is potentially shifting away from the tech innovators the company once was, now mired in legal troubles. It’s a risk, and the narrative is crucial in a civil case, because both sides tell jurors a story,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As reported in October, the U.S. Department of Justice launched a criminal investigation into Tesla<\/a> over its statements about the autopilot system’s capabilities.<\/p>\n

In June, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published a report on crashes involving robotaxis and vehicles with driver-assistance systems.<\/p>\n

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