Incident 232: Tesla Model X on Autopilot Missed Parked Vehicles and Pedestrians, Killing Motorcyclist in Japan
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Tesla Inc. was sued on Tuesday by the family of a Japanese man who was killed when a driver fell asleep behind the wheel of a Model X and the vehicle 'suddenly accelerated.'
The case concerns the 'first Tesla Autopilot-related death involvi…
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The Daily Mail reports a Japanese motorcyclist’s family is suing Tesla, after he was killed by a Tesla Model X in April, 2018.
According to documents filed for the lawsuit, 44-year-old Yoshihiro Umeda was with a group of motorcyclists at th…
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Tesla has been sued by the family of a 44-year-old Japanese man who was killed when a Model X using Autopilot crashed into a group of people standing to the side of an expressway near Tokyo, Bloomberg reports.
According to the complaint fil…
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Napping behind the wheel? Nope. Even with a “self-driving” car, the driver has to be awake and aware. Self-driving cars are right over the horizon, with Tesla leading the way. There have been some serious bumps in the road along the way, mo…