Tesla to face jury in Miami in connection to its autopilot system

Tesla and CEO Elon Musk will appear before a jury in Miami in connection to accusations regarding the safety of its autopilot system The landmark trial is set to begin at a m on Monday at the downtown Federal Courthouse as one of the first Tesla autopilot cases to reach a jury in the country The incident stems from a crash in after a man driving a Tesla on autopilot crashed into a parked car in Key Largo plowing through a caution light and a stop sign The ensuing crash led to the death of -year-old Naibel Benavides Leon Her boyfriend Dillon Angulo was also severely injured According to the casualties families Tesla s marketing encourages drivers to overtrust the system Their autopilot application was recalled two years ago because it was inadequate which the sufferers families argue is an admission of fault by the company In addition there is also a federal probe into the recall