A safety expert has testified that Elon Musk’s Tesla failed to adequately protect against the misuse of its Autopilot system, which a lawsuit claimed caused a fatal crash in 2019.
Bloomberg reports that in a Miami court, Mary “Missy” Cummings, an engineering professor at George Mason University, has called into question Tesla’s efforts to prevent the misuse of Elon Musk’s Autopilot system. Her testimony comes as part of a federal trial over a fatal 2019 collision involving a Tesla Model S in Key Largo, Florida.
According to Cummings, Tesla’s owner’s manual, which contains crucial warnings about the Autopilot system’s functionality, is not easily accessible to drivers. She also pointed out that Tesla had been grappling with drivers ignoring computer-generated warnings prior to the
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