Tesla wins first U.S. Autopilot trial involving fatal crash::Tesla won the first U.S. trial over allegations that its Autopilot driver assistant feature led to a death, a major victory as it faces several other lawsuits.

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    1. Tesla will win the rest also. The only “defect” I can think of is if it failed to disengage when driver input was detected.

    2. The passengers in the car died, so what makes the complainants think that it was even engaged or especially that it failed?

    This just reeks of family members looking for an opportunity to exploit their loss for a payday.

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      Just remember your own anecdotal experience does not signify what is the truth. Your statement that Tesla will win the rest is very clearly biased.

      As an example, I’ve never been hit by a car while cycling to work. Does that mean cycling to work is 100% safe? Clearly not, but from my viewpoint it is.

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        Just remember your own anecdotal experience does not signify what is the truth.

        I don’t have any, nor did I refer to any anecdotal experience, nor would I if I had, so I’ve no idea what you’re on about.

        Your statement that Tesla will win the rest is very clearly biased.

        …based on what? My anecdotal experience? My statement is based on simple logic:

        1. drivers are supposed to be attentive at all times so even if it failed, that’s the fault of the driver for not being attentive, unless, as I said, the system failed to disengage somehow.

        2. There’s absolutely no way they could have known that it was on autopilot at the time.

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                8 months ago

                They don’t have to all be “wins” but people can have the sensibility to not file a case when they know the opposing party holds zero blame. That’s a waste of resources for all parties, including yours and mine.

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                  I think in new tech it’s kinda necessary. It’d be nice if no ridiculous lawsuits happened, but I’d rather see it go through discovery and court to help establish norms.