Joshua Brown died on 7 May after his Model S hit the side of a truck while in so-called “autopilot” mode, in the first known death involving a self-driving car. 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 John Johnson , CEO of the American Injury Attorney Group . Omar Ali , a personal injury attorney in Los Angeles , said it would be very difficult for the family to file 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 on 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 John Johnson , CEO of the American Injury Attorney Group . Omar Ali , a personal injury attorney in Los Angeles , said it would be very difficult for the family to file 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 on whether they are planning legal action .