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Fatal Tesla Autopilot crash triggers $345 million lawsuit and safety questions | Lawsuit claims Tesla ignored known Autopilot risks
On April 25, 2019, 42-year-old George McGee was driving a Tesla Model S south on County Road 905 toward Card Sound Road in Key Largo, Florida, with...
Lawyers for the plaintiffs claim that Elon Musk and Tesla made false statements to customers, shareholders, and the public about the safety capabilities of Autopilot, thereby increasing drivers' reliance on the system. The plaintiff's lawyers claim Autopilot was defectively designed, lacked geofencing that would have ensured the mode was limited to safer roads, and was marketed in a way that encouraged over-reliance. "A reasonable jury could find that Tesla acted in reckless disregard of human life for the sake of developing their product and maximizing profit," she wrote in the order.
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