Technology
Oct. 6, 2023
Tearful plaintiff says Tesla made unusual moves before crashing
Tesla’s counsel, led by Michael R. Carey of Dykema Gossett PLLC, argues there isn’t enough evidence to prove the car was driving on its own and insists that the auto steering function cannot make the fatal 43-degree right turn that sent it off the freeway.
RIVERSIDE — A plaintiff in the nation’s first Autopilot wrongful death trial tearfully recalled in testimony Thursday events that she said led up to the crash that killed her fiancée and severely injured her and her 8-year-old son.
The crash occurred in June 2019 when Lindsay Molander’s fiancée, Micah Lee, had the Autopilot feature turned on in his Tesla Model 3 as he was driving her and her son, Parker Austin, from Downtown Disneyland, ac...
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