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Tesla Autopilot Under Fire in Fatal Crash Trial
7/19/2025
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Story summary
- A federal trial in Florida investigates Tesla's Autopilot linked to the 2019 crash that killed Naibel Benavides Leon.
- Engineer Akshay Phatak disclosed that Tesla had no crash records for Autopilot prior to 2018, raising safety issues.
- Expert testimony pointed out that Tesla's warnings were overlooked and its crash data was inaccurate.
- Former NHTSA advisor Missy Cummings labeled Autopilot as defective and misleading.
