U.S. Jury Set To Decide On Tesla Autopilot Crash Case

A California state court jury began deliberating on Thursday in what appears to be the first trial related to a crash involving Tesla's Autopilot partially automated driving software, Hyunjoo Jin, Dan Levine and Abhirup Roy reported for Reuters.

Photo Insert: Tesla denies liability for the 2019 accident, just as it had denied making grandiose claims about FSD that don’t function as advertised in a dubious Tesla video.

The verdict could offer an important sign of the risk facing Tesla Inc. as it tests and rolls out its Autopilot and more advanced "Full Self-Driving (FSD)" system, which Chief Executive Elon Musk has touted as crucial to his company's future, but which has drawn regulatory and legal scrutiny.

The case has not been covered by other media outlets.

Justine Hsu, a resident of Los Angeles, sued the electric-vehicle maker in 2020, saying her Tesla Model S swerved into a curb while it was on Autopilot and then an airbag was deployed "so violently it fractured Plaintiff's jaw, knocked out teeth, and caused nerve damage to her face.”

She alleges there are defects in the design of Autopilot and the airbag, and is seeking more than $3 million in damages for the alleged defects and other claims.

Tesla denies liability for the 2019 accident, just as it had denied making grandiose claims about FSD that don’t function as advertised in a dubious Tesla video.

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