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Tesla driver who killed 2 people while using autopilot must pay $23,000 in restitution without having to serve any jail time (fortune.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Tesla driver who killed 2 people while using autopilot must pay $23,000 in restitution without having to serve any jail time::The case is believed to be the first time that U.S. prosecutors have brought felony charges against a motorist who was using a partially automated driving system.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Their families have separately filed civil lawsuits against Aziz Riad and Tesla that are ongoing.

[+] [email protected] -31 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Suing Tesla seems a little dumb to me. Sue the DMV that's giving people like this licenses

[–] [email protected] 42 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Auto manufacturers must be held liable for faulty software. If it's not safe, it does not go on the road

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Only if the software is causing the accident or preventing the driver from avoiding one. Here the fault of the software was to not slow down out of the highway (which by experience must be a very specific situation because it most certainly do), the drive could have disengage autopilot or applied brakes to stop at the red light. The software specifically mentions it can't stop at red lights and alerts the driver when it's about to burn one. 100% of fault is the driver here.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Are manufacturers solely responsible for safety, or lack thereof, on the public roads of the USA?

I don't believe they are.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Solely? No. But if the airbag, seatbelt, or self-driving autopilot feature that they created contributed to someone's death, they are partially responsible and should face consequences or punishments. Especially if they market it as a safe feature.