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Tesla sued by deceased driver’s family over 'fraudulent misrepresentation' of Autopilot safety
The family of a Tesla driver who died in a crash while using Autopilot last year is suing the company.
Mendoza's attorneys alleged that Tesla and Musk have exaggerated or made false claims about the Autopilot system for years in order to, "generate excitement about the company's vehicles and thereby improve its financial condition." There are at least 15 other active cases focused on similar claims involving Tesla incidents where Autopilot or its FSD — Full Self-Driving (Supervised) — had been in use just before a fatal or injurious crash. The agency has opened a second probe, which is ongoing, evaluating whether Tesla's "recall remedy" to resolve issues with the behavior of Autopilot around stationary first responder vehicles had been effective.
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