Autopilot is facing more legal action after the parents of a motorcyclist killed in a crash involving a Model 3 sued the company. The plaintiffs, who also sued the Tesla driver, claimed the car’s driver-assistance technology and other safety measures were “defective and inadequate.”
plaintiffs argued in the complaint obtained by Autopilot sensors and cameras were supposed to “identify” the danger posed by the motorcycle. In 2022, Autopilot engaged when a Model 3 rear-ended Landon Embry’s motorcycle at 75-80 mph in Utah. Embry was pronounced dead at the scene.
The parents also argue that the Model 3 driver was fatigued and that “a reasonably careful driver or an adequate automatic braking system could have slowed down and stopped without colliding with the motorcycle.” Tesla did not have a public relations department available for comment.
It’s the latest in a series of legal and regulatory issues Tesla has been wrangling over its Autopilot and Fully Self-Driving features. Just this week, Washington state investigators The Tesla Model S involved in a fatal motorcycle crash in April said it was engaged in Full Self-Driving at the time.
