Tesla Model S runs red light, kills two
Tesla owner Kevin George Aziz Riad was charged with a felony in the US for a December 2019 crash that left people dead whilst his Tesla car was on Aut o pilot . According to police, Riad's Tesla Model S was moving at a high speed when it left a freeway and ran a red light before striking a Honda Civic, killing Gilberto Alcazar Lopez and Maria Guadalupe Nieves-Lopez. The families of Lopez and Nieves-Lopez have sued Tesla and Riad in separate lawsuits alleging negligence by Riad and accusing Tesla of selling defective vehicles that accelerate suddenly and that lack an effective automatic emergency braking system. Riad's preliminary hearing is scheduled for February 2023. Tesla Autopilot Tesla Autopilot is an advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) developed by Tesla that amounts to partial vehicle automation ( Level 2 automation, as defined by SAE International). Source: Wikipedia 🔗 System 🤖 Tesla Autopilot, Full-self Driving Developer: Tesla Country: USA Sector: Automotive Purpose: Automate steering, acceleration, braking Technology: Driver assistance system; Self-driving system Issue: Accuracy/reliability; Safety Legal, regulatory 👩🏼⚖️ Maria Luz Nieves v Kevin George Aziz Riad, et al
- Date it happened
- 2019-12-01
- Organisation involved
- Kevin George Aziz Riad
- Product, system or model
- Tesla Autopilot
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