There's been a whopping 736 Tesla crashes involving Autopilot mode and 17 deaths since 2019

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[–]edwwsw 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Tesla has several cases under investigation by NHTSA. Reading the article below is appears that Tesla disabled one of the self driving car safety features based on customer requests - the requirement that you hands be on the wheel. In its current form, the autopilot is ripe for misuse. That entry in the owners manual will not shield Tesla from liability if the NHTSA finds them at fault.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-agency-working-really-fast-nhtsa-autopilot-probe-2023-01-09/

[–]Brewdabier 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

based on customer requests

And Tesla is not to blame, in any us court they will tell Telsa owners they are at fault.

[–]edwwsw 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Just because users requested it, it does not remove Tesla's libility. That's not how product liability works in the US.

"Products Liability is generally considered a strict liability offense. With regard to products liability, a defendant is liable when the plaintiff proves that the product is defective, regardless of the defendant's intent. It is irrelevant whether the manufacturer or supplier exercised great care; if there is a defect in the product that causes harm, he or she will be liable for it.

Overcoming Liability Even When the Product is Defective Even when a product is defective due to a design flaw, some courts will use one of two tests to find that the defendant has no liability.

Risk-Utility Test the defendant is not liable for a design defect if evidence shows that the product’s utility outweighs its inherent risk of harm. Consumer Expectation Test a reasonable consumer would find the product defective when using the product in a reasonable manner if a reasonable consumer would not find the product to be defective even when using it in a reasonable manner, then the defendant is not liable, even if the product's design flaw resulted in injury"

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/products_liability

[–]Brewdabier 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Just because users requested it, it does not remove Tesla's libility. That's not how product liability works in the US.

You should do some research, Tesla sales people and the owners manual tells owners not to disengage safety features. Then we have the supreme court ruling way back in the day reguarding seatbelts. If a motorist is not wearing a seatbelt and is injured in a collision you can not sue the automobile manufacturers, I can't quote exactly as this was decades ago. So the sam implys with Tesla, they give buyers clear guidlines and if the owner does not comply then Tesla is not to blame.

As for Products Liability, I could plug in a toster in then drop it in the shower while the wife is cleaning up and blame the toster for her death.