Documents filed in a San Jose federal court Tuesday described the case of Yoshihiro Umeda, the 44-year-old victim, as being the first 'autopilot-related death involving a pedestrian.'
Tesla is being sued by the surviving family members of a 44-year-old Japanese man who was struck and killed by one of its electric cars in April 2018.
Yoshihiro Umeda was killed on April 29, 2018, after being hit by a Tesla Model X that"suddenly accelerated" when a car in front of it switched lanes, the filing says. The driver was"found to have been dozing shortly before the crash," the filings note, adding plaintiffs expect the firm to"lay all of the blame" on that person.
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