Owner Claims Tesla Crashed While Autopilot System Engaged
Posted on May 31, 2016 in Industry News | Comments Off on Owner Claims Tesla Crashed While Autopilot System Engaged
A California driver recently claimed that her car’s self-driving functions caused her to crash into another car on the freeway. According to the owner, her Tesla S Autopilot cruise control system was engaged, but the car failed to slow down when the car in front of her suddenly stopped. The owner says she manually braked but still hit the car in front of her. Tesla contends that the owner was at fault, as she had deactivated the Autopilot system and the automatic emergency braking at some point before the crash by manually applying the brakes. Tesla noted that the Autopilot system “does not turn a Tesla into an autonomous vehicle and does not allow the driver to abdicate responsibility.”
