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☆ Evidence shows that Elon Musk knew Tesla's Autopilot system was faulty but still let cars run, judge says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Florida judge said there is evidence Elon Musk knew Tesla's self-driving software was defective. Tesla's controversial Autopilot feature is facing multiple legal challenges and investigations. AdvertisementElon Musk is facing yet another legal headache over Tesla's Autopilot feature. Musk has faced controversy over some of his statements on how advanced Tesla's self-driving technology really is. It's the latest in a series of legal threats that Musk and Tesla have faced over the company's controversial self-driving technology.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, Elon, Reid Scott, Jeremy Banner, Banner, Tesla, Joshua Brown, Musk, Brown, Elon Musk's Organizations: Service, Reuters, Tesla, — Reuters, Washington Post, Elon, Department of Justice, Traffic, Business Locations: Florida, California

An advertisement promotes Tesla Autopilot at a showroom of U.S. car manufacturer Tesla in Zurich, Switzerland March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Tesla Inc FollowNov 21 (Reuters) - A Florida judge found "reasonable evidence" that Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and other managers knew the automaker's vehicles had a defective Autopilot system but still allowed the cars to be driven unsafely, according to a ruling. The ruling is a setback for Tesla after the company won two product liability trials in California earlier this year over the Autopilot driver assistant system. Banner's attorney, Lake "Trey" Lytal III, said they are "extremely proud of this result based in the evidence of punitive conduct." The judge also cited a 2016 video showing a Tesla vehicle driving without human intervention as a way to market Autopilot.

Persons: Arnd, Elon Musk, Judge Reid Scott, Tesla, Stephen Banner's, Banner, Bryant Walker Smith, Smith, Scott, Banner's, Joshua Brown, Trey, Lytal, Dan Levine, Richard Chang, Stephen Coates Organizations: REUTERS, Tesla, Palm, University of South, Thomson Locations: U.S, Zurich, Switzerland, Florida, Palm Beach County, California, Miami, University of South Carolina

(AP) — Two men who were arrested and charged in the death of a college student in Mississippi have been released from custody. Joshua Brown, 19, was released Friday from the Hinds County Detention Center after initially being held on a murder charge in the killing of 21-year-old Jaylen Burns, a student at Jackson State University. Political Cartoons View All 1244 ImagesThe Oct. 15 shooting of Burns happened at an apartment complex on the Jackson State campus in Mississippi’s capital city. Jackson State University said Burns was an industrial technology major from Chicago. Brown is a student at Jones College in Ellisville, about 85 miles (136 kilometers) away from Jackson.

Persons: JACKSON, Joshua Brown, Jaylen Burns, Brown, Burns, Jamison Kelly Jr, James Bell, “, Kelly, Bell, Jerry Campbell Organizations: Detention, Jackson State University ., WLBT, Jackson State, Jackson State University, Jones College Locations: Miss, Mississippi, Hinds, Jackson, Mississippi’s, Chicago, Ellisville

☆ Amazon doesn't need the hype of AI for its stock to trade higher, says Ritholtz's Josh Brown
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAmazon doesn't need the hype of AI for its stock to trade higher, says Ritholtz's Josh BrownJoshua Brown, CEO at Ritholtz Wealth Management, joins 'Halftime Report' to explain why he is adding more Amazon stock to his portfolio and more.

Persons: Ritholtz's Josh Brown Joshua Brown Organizations: Ritholtz Wealth Management

☆ The first self-driving car fatality case put to rest who was responsible for killing a pedestrian. In this case, it was not the robot.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A woman behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber that hit a pedestrian has been in legal limbo ever since. The operator faced negligent homicide charges after a 2018 crash killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg. A guilty plea entered Friday offered an answer to the once-hypothetical ethics question of who is responsible when a self-driving car kills a pedestrian. Rafaela Vasquez, who was behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber SUV that struck and killed a pedestrian in March of 2018, pleaded guilty to endangerment related to the case, avoiding prison time. The victim, 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg, was the first known pedestrian fatality related to a fully autonomous vehicle crash.

Persons: Uber, Elaine Herzberg, Rafaela Vasquez, AP Vasquez, Joshua Brown of, carmakers Organizations: Morning, National Transportation, AP, New York Times, Tempe Police, of Transportation Locations: Maricopa County, Tempe , Arizona, Joshua Brown of Canton , Ohio

Investment advisor and financial planner Blair duQuesnay says she uses open enrollment to save more for retirement, signing up for a high-deductible healthcare plan with access to a Health Savings Account, or HSA. AdvertisementFor most people, open enrollment doesn't go beyond signing up for health insurance coverage for the coming year. However, HSAs are only available if you enroll in a high-deductible healthcare plan during open enrollment. And you don't always have to have a high-deductible healthcare plan to keep your HSA open and growing. "I hope to resume my HSA savings in future years to build a savings account for future healthcare costs," she writes.

Persons: Blair duQuesnay, —, Joshua Brown, Brian Portnoy's, duQuesnay, It's, she'll Organizations: Investment, Service, Finance, Invest, Fidelity

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