Technology,
Criminal,
Civil Litigation
Jan. 19, 2022
Manslaughter prosecution of Tesla driver appears to be first
The criminal and civil litigation raise a host of issues involving liability both for attorneys representing victims, drivers who rely on driver assistance systems and high-flying Tesla Inc. itself.
In what may be the first case of its kind, the driver of a Tesla who killed two people while his vehicle was on Autopilot faces two charges of vehicular manslaughter while the families of the victims have sued him and the electric car company.
The criminal and civil litigation raises a host of issues involving liability for attorneys representing victims, drivers who rely on driver assistance systems and Tesla Inc.
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