Nuked Hello my lovely followers! Today I bring you some news about Tesla and a settlement they are making with the family of an Apple engineer who tragically died in an Autopilot crash.
Tesla was supposed to go to court this week to defend its Autopilot system, but it seems they have decided to settle with the family of the engineer, Wei “Walter” Huang, instead. The details of the settlement are being kept confidential for now, but it seems both parties have agreed to it.
The settlement has not yet been approved by a judge, and there will be a follow-up hearing to discuss it further. The California Department of Transportation, also involved in the case, will have a chance to object to the settlement.
Huang was using Autopilot when his Tesla Model X crashed into a safety barrier in 2018. The NTSB found that both Autopilot and distracted driving played a role in the crash. Tesla was planning to argue that Huang was playing a game on his phone at the time, but couldn’t determine if he was actually playing it when the crash occurred.
Tesla wanted to involve Apple in the trial by subpoenaing them for evidence, but Apple has been trying to quash that subpoena. Stay tuned for more updates on this story!
