A Tesla Model X burns after crashing on U.S. Highway 101 in Mountain View, California, U.S. on March 23, 2018.
Tesla has settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Walter Huang, an Apple engineer and father of two who died after his Model X SUV, with Autopilot features switched on, crashed into a highway barrier near Mountain View, California, in 2018.
The settlement comes as jury selection and a trial were just beginning on Monday in a California Superior court.
The case was Sz Huang et al v. Tesla Inc. et al in a California Superior Court in Santa Clara County.
In internal Tesla e-mails referenced in court filings, Tesla execs and engineers discussed how they had become complacent while driving their Tesla vehicles with Autopilot or related premium features switched on.
Persons:
Tesla, Walter Huang, Huang, Huang's, Elon Musk
Organizations:
Tesla, Apple, National Transportation Safety, NTSB, California Superior Court
Locations:
U.S, Mountain View , California, View , California, California, Santa Clara County