Tesla Cybertruck owner sues over FSD crash in Houston overpass
Justine Saint Amour is suing Tesla after her Cybertruck, with Full Self-Driving engaged, crashed into a concrete barrier on a Houston overpass on August 18, 2025. The lawsuit alleges that Tesla was negligent in hiring and retaining Elon Musk as CEO, and that the FSD system was defective due to lack of LiDAR and ineffective automatic emergency braking. Saint Amour seeks over $1 million in damages.
- Date it happened
- 2025-08-18
- Organisation involved
- Tesla
- Product, system or model
- Full Self-Driving (FSD)
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