The family of deceased Tesla driver Joshua Brown could sue Tesla on the grounds that the company did not do enough to make the limitations of the Autopilot system known to drivers, according to Anthony Johnson, CEO of the American Injury Attorney Group. In a letter sent Monday to California Highway Patrol Chief David J. Brown, Johnson said Brown's death was caused by Tesla's failure "to disclose its full capabilities and responsibilities for safely operating autonomous vehicles." “Tesla disables Autopilot by default and requires explicit acknowledgement that the system is new technology and still in a public beta phase before it can be enabled,” it said. Brown died in May after his Model S collided with a truck while in Autopilot mode, in the first known death involving an autonomous vehicle. There has been no comment from the family regarding whether they are planning legal action.
The family of deceased Tesla driver Joshua Brown could sue Tesla on the grounds that the company did not do enough to make the limitations of the Autopilot system known to drivers, according to Anthony Johnson, CEO of the American Injury Attorney Group. In a letter sent Monday to California Highway Patrol Chief David J. Brown, Johnson said Brown's death was caused by Tesla's failure "to disclose its full capabilities and responsibilities for safely operating autonomous vehicles." Brown died in May after his Model S collided with a truck while in Autopilot mode, in the first known death involving an autonomous vehicle. There has been no comment from the family regarding whether they are planning legal action.