The lawsuit, filed against Tesla by the passengers and Lee's estate, accuses Tesla of knowing that Autopilot and other safety systems were defective when it sold the car.
Autopilot failed to brake, steer or do anything to avoid the collision, according to the lawsuit filed by Banner's wife.
Tesla denied liability for both accidents, blamed driver error and said Autopilot is safe when monitored by humans.
Tesla said in court documents that drivers must pay attention to the road and keep their hands on the steering wheel.
"Elon Musk has acknowledged problems with the Tesla autopilot system not working properly," according to plaintiffs' documents.
Persons:
Casey, Elon, Musk, Tesla, Micah Lee’s, Lee, Stephen Banner’s, Banner's, Reuters ’, Matthew Wansley, Bryant Walker Smith, Jonathan Michaels, we're, Christopher Moore, Adam, Nicklas, Gustafsson, Elon Musk, Richard Baverstock, Trey, Lytal, Dan Levine, Hyunjoo Jin, Peter Henderson, Grant McCool
Organizations:
Tesla, China International Consumer Products, REUTERS, FRANCISCO, Tesla Inc, Reuters, Cardozo School of Law, University of South, Thomson
Locations:
Haikou, Hainan province, China, California, Los Angeles, Florida, Miami, University of South Carolina, San Francisco