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Business Times
8 hours ago
- Automotive
- Business Times
Tesla sued over Model S crash that killed three in New Jersey
TESLA was sued on Monday by the estates of three people killed last September when their 2024 Model S equipped with Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features crashed on New Jersey's Garden State Parkway. The wrongful death lawsuit filed in the federal court in Camden, New Jersey, attributed the deaths of David Dryerman, 54; his wife Michele, 54; and their daughter Brooke, 17, to the car's 'defective and unreasonably dangerous design.' Brooke's older brother, Max Dryerman, was not in the car, and is also a plaintiff. The lawsuit seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. Tesla, led by billionaire Elon Musk, did not immediately respond to requests for comment after market hours. The plaintiffs' lawyers did not immediately respond to similar requests. Musk's company, based in Austin, Texas, has long faced questions about the safety of its self-driving technology. Tesla has said its features are meant for 'fully attentive' drivers with their hands on the steering wheel, and that the features do not now make its vehicles autonomous. Under pressure from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Tesla agreed in December 2023 to recall more than 2 million vehicles in the United States to add safeguards to its Autopilot advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). BT in your inbox Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox. Sign Up Sign Up According to published reports, the Dryermans were returning from a music festival on Sept 14, 2024, when their Model S ran off the road in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, hitting a sign, guardrail and concrete bridge support. The complaint said the car's defective design caused it to stray from its lane of travel and fail to apply emergency braking, resulting in the crash. It also said Tesla failed to warn David Dryerman, who was driving, that his Model S was unsafe, citing Musk's statement in 2016 that Autopilot was 'probably better' than human drivers. The Dryermans were wearing seat belts, according to the complaint. 'Thousands of Tesla drivers have relied on Tesla's ADAS technology as though it were capable of safe, fully autonomous self-driving with minor software updates when in fact it is incapable of safely handling a variety of routine roadway scenarios without driver input,' the complaint said. REUTERS
Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Tesla sued over Model S crash that killed three in New Jersey
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Tesla was sued on Monday by the estates of three people killed last September when their 2024 Model S equipped with Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features crashed on New Jersey's Garden State Parkway. The wrongful death lawsuit filed in the federal court in Camden, New Jersey, attributed the deaths of David Dryerman, 54; his wife Michele, 54; and their daughter Brooke, 17, to the car's "defective and unreasonably dangerous design." Brooke's older brother, Max Dryerman, was not in the car, and is also a plaintiff. The lawsuit seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. Tesla, led by billionaire Elon Musk, did not immediately respond to requests for comment after market hours. The plaintiffs' lawyers did not immediately respond to similar requests. Musk's company, based in Austin, Texas, has long faced questions about the safety of its self-driving technology. Tesla has said its features are meant for "fully attentive" drivers with their hands on the steering wheel, and that the features do not now make its vehicles autonomous. Under pressure from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Tesla agreed in December 2023 to recall more than 2 million vehicles in the United States to add safeguards to its Autopilot advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). According to published reports, the Dryermans were returning from a music festival on September 14, 2024, when their Model S ran off the road in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, hitting a sign, guardrail and concrete bridge support. The complaint said the car's defective design caused it to stray from its lane of travel and fail to apply emergency braking, resulting in the crash. It also said Tesla failed to warn David Dryerman, who was driving, that his Model S was unsafe, citing Musk's statement in 2016 that Autopilot was "probably better" than human drivers. The Dryermans were wearing seat belts, according to the complaint. "Thousands of Tesla drivers have relied on Tesla's ADAS technology as though it were capable of safe, fully autonomous self-driving with minor software updates when in fact it is incapable of safely handling a variety of routine roadway scenarios without driver input," the complaint said. The case is Dryerman et al v Tesla Inc, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, No. 25-11997.
Reuters
11 hours ago
- Automotive
- Reuters
Tesla sued over New Jersey crash of Model S that killed three
June 23 (Reuters) - Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab was sued on Monday by the estates of three people killed last September when their 2024 Model S equipped with Autopilot and "full self-driving capability" features crashed on New Jersey's Garden State Parkway. David Dryerman, his wife, Michele, and their daughter Brooke allegedly died because the Model S's "defective and unreasonably dangerous design" caused the vehicle to stray from its lane of travel and fail to apply emergency braking, resulting in a collision with a concrete bridge support. The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages. It was filed in federal court in Camden, New Jersey.
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Tesla sued over New Jersey crash of Model S that killed three
(Reuters) -Tesla was sued on Monday by the estates of three people killed last September when their 2024 Model S equipped with Autopilot and "full self-driving capability" features crashed on New Jersey's Garden State Parkway. David Dryerman, his wife, Michele, and their daughter Brooke allegedly died because the Model S's "defective and unreasonably dangerous design" caused the vehicle to stray from its lane of travel and fail to apply emergency braking, resulting in a collision with a concrete bridge support. The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages. It was filed in federal court in Camden, New Jersey.
