The family of deceased Tesla driver Farid Yaghoubtil 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 . Anthony Johnson , a personal injury attorney in Florida , said it would be very difficult for the family to pursue a case if it's found that Brown ignored safety features. Brown died in decades 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. Farid Yaghoubtil, a personal injury attorney in Los Angeles, said it would be very difficult for the family to pursue a case if it's found that Brown ignored safety features. 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.