Autopilot

The family of a woman killed in a Texas crash has sued Tesla and the driver of a Model 3. The suit alleges negligence and a design defect. Tesla maintains the driver overrode the vehicle's automated systems.

June 23, 2026 Reported by AI

Tesla has clarified that its Full Self-Driving system was overridden by the driver in a fatal crash in Katy, Texas. The June incident involved a Model 3 striking a home and killing a 76-year-old woman inside.

A federal judge in Miami has denied Tesla's request to overturn a $243 million jury verdict related to a fatal 2019 Autopilot crash in Florida. The ruling means Tesla must now face the judgment at the trial court level, though the company plans to appeal. The case involves a collision that killed one person and injured another.

February 20, 2026 Reported by AI

A federal judge in Miami has rejected Tesla's attempt to overturn a $243 million jury verdict related to a 2019 fatal crash involving the company's Autopilot system. The ruling upholds the decision from a trial that found the evidence strongly supported the verdict. This decision exhausts Tesla's options at the trial court level amid ongoing lawsuits over its driver-assistance technology.

Following yesterday's initial reports, the California DMV on December 17 officially adopted Judge Juliet E. Cox's decision, giving Tesla 60 days to revise 'Autopilot' and 'Full Self-Driving Capability' branding or face a 30-day sales license suspension. Manufacturing remains unaffected under a permanent stay.

October 17, 2025 Reported by AI

Tesla has quietly settled a wrongful death lawsuit connected to a fatal 2019 crash involving its Autopilot technology. The case centered on the death of 15-year-old Jovani Maldonado Garcia, who was killed when a Tesla Model 3 collided with the vehicle he was riding in. The settlement avoids a public trial, with the amount undisclosed.