Tesla Settles Autopilot Crash Lawsuit with Family of Deceased Apple Engineer

Tesla has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of an Apple engineer who died in a 2018 crash while using the Autopilot feature in a Model X. The lawsuit accused Tesla of not delivering on its marketing promises regarding driver-assistance and safety technology. The settlement amount remains sealed. The original complaint contended that the Autopilot feature failed to prevent the vehicle from driving into a concrete median, fatally injuring the engineer. US regulators determined that the engineer did not have his hands on the steering wheel at the time of the accident, despite alerts from the Autopilot software.