A tragic crash in Utah involving a Tesla Model 3 on Autopilot has sparked a lawsuit from the family of a deceased motorcyclist. Landon Embry, 34, was thrown from his Harley Davidson and died instantly when the Tesla, traveling at 75-80 miles per hour, collided with his motorcycle. The lawsuit, filed in Salt Lake City, asserts that Tesla’s Autopilot software and safety features are “defective and inadequate.”
The complaint details that the Model 3 driver was “tired” and not fit to drive. It also claims that the Autopilot sensors should have detected the motorcycle and that a prudent driver or a proper auto braking system would have avoided the collision.
This incident adds to the growing scrutiny of Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems. Earlier this year, another motorcyclist was killed in the Seattle area when a Tesla Model S in Full Self-Driving mode hit them. Additionally, Tesla recently settled a lawsuit over a 2018 crash where an Apple engineer died after his Model X, operating on Autopilot, swerved off a highway.
Tesla has yet to comment on the Utah lawsuit.
