The trial between Walter Huang and $TSLA over the 2018 Autopilot fatality was set to begin this week in San Jose, focusing on whether Tesla was liable for the death of the Apple engineer who was reportedly playing video games while driving his Model X on autopilot just before the crash. However, just before the trial could commence, Tesla opted to settle the case. This decision to settle was seen by some as an acknowledgment of the case's validity and a move to avoid setting legal precedents that could potentially cost the company billions in future cases.
Tesla settles wrongful death lawsuit from fatal crash https://t.co/QkYTeipb41
Tesla opens wallet and settles Autopilot death lawsuit as it was getting interesting https://t.co/IAfk4RHHeD by @fredericlambert
AI-involved death lawsuit settled right before trial. Some risks way too high. Having this go to trial could have set precedents that could have cost Tesla billions in future cases. https://t.co/Rr3ZlCPuT3
$TSLA just settled the 2018 Autopilot fatality case before the trial started. Did they finally realize it was a “just case”? https://t.co/u32TzDSPHS
Walter Huang vs $TSLA autopilot trial begins this week in San Jose. While we expect TSLA to prevail that it was not liable for the Apple engineer’s death as he was playing video games while driving his TSLA Model X on autopilot just before the crash that took his life,… https://t.co/2uhQM7guEI