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Tesla was found not to be liable for the death of a Model 3 owner who’s vehicle crashed while driving in Autopilot, a jury decided Tuesday.
The case centered on a crash in California in 2019, in which a Tesla Model 3 veered off the road, crashing into a palm tree before catching fire. The crash killed the driver, 37-year-old Micah Lee, who was reportedly using Autpilot at the time of the incident. Lee’s family, who were passengers in the vehicle, accused Tesla of knowing that Autopilot was defective when it sold them the car.
But in a 9-to-3 decision, the California jury found in favor of Tesla, Reuters reports. Tesla’s lawyers argued that the crash was caused by human error.
It was…
