On Tuesday, a jury in California found that the Tesla car involved in a crash that killed its owner and injured two passengers did not have a manufacturing defect. In the lawsuit, two passengers accused the company of knowing the Autopilot driver assistant feature was defective when it sold the car. Tesla, however, argued human error caused the crash. The 12-member jury voted 9-3 that the vehicle was not faulty. Representatives from Tesla and the plaintiffs did not comment on the verdict. An earlier trial in Los Angeles in April found that Tesla warned drivers about its driver-assistance system and held that driver distraction was the cause of the crash. Tesla has been developing and launching its Autopilot and more advanced Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, and this latest verdict is seen as a major victory for the automaker as it faces several lawsuits alleging the feature led to a death.
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