“Not only was he aware that the technology itself was called ‘Autopilot,’ he saw, heard, and/or read many of Tesla or Musk’s deceptive claims on Twitter [now X], Tesla’s official blog, or in the news media,” according to the lawsuit.
“Giovanni believed those claims were true, and thus believed the ‘Autopilot’ feature with the ‘full self driving’ upgrade was safer than a human driver, and could be trusted to safely navigate public highways autonomously.”
Tesla Protects Its Innovation However, claiming that its cars have a “reasonably safe design” in accordance with relevant state legislation, Tesla has rejected culpability.
According to the firm, Mendoza’s “own negligent acts and/or omissions” may have contributed to the disaster.
Tesla claimed that “no additional warnings would have, or could have, prevented the alleged incident” in a court filing.
Information about the Crash The complaint claims that the Tesla was driving at an average speed of 71 mph while in autopilot mode for 12 minutes prior to the collision.
