“Tesla denied liability, saying Lee consumed alcohol before getting behind the wheel.”
Assuming this is true, the decision seems fair.
Assuming this is true, the decision seems fair.
If Tesla was able to live up to their marketing (calling the feature "Autopilot" and "self driving") it shouldn't have mattered what the occupants BAC was.
https://electrek.co/2023/10/31/tesla-prevails-in-first-autop...
I feel it is also significant that the vehicle suddenly swerved off the road for no apparent reason. As far as I know, this is not the sort of thing that usually happens when drunk drivers cause crashes, at least unless they are completely shitfaced. More typically they create dangerous situations through poor judgement and/or fail to react to a situation requiring action.
Many US jurisdictions you can still be charged for DUI/DD while being under the legal limit if you're judged to be impaired, which I don't think nearly enough people realize.
The car veered off the road like a maniac took the wheel, that maniac was software written by Tesla. I certainly wouldn't trust my family's safety with this, whether I had a drink of alcohol or not.