A Florida judge found "reasonable evidence" that Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and other managers knew the automaker's vehicles had a defective Autopilot system but still allowed the cars to be driven unsafely, according to a ruling.

A Florida judge found “reasonable evidence” that Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and other managers knew the automaker’s vehicles had a defective Autopilot system but still allowed the cars to be driven unsafely, according to a ruling.

  • @chiliedogg@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2•7 months ago

    It’s not that people die crashing them, or even that a manufacturing/software defect causes the deaths.

    It’s that Tesla knew that there was a software error that would almost certainly cause somebody to die, and intentionally chose not to address the issues for financial reasons. That’s textbook depraved indifference.

          • @chiliedogg@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3•7 months ago

            Schlitterbahn waterpark is a fairly recent high-profile example.

            The designers of the water coaster and co-owner of the park were charged with murder because they knew the ride was lethally dangerous and kept it running.

            In fact, they’d paid off people hurt in other near-death accidents to keep quiet.