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Tesla's Autopilot system is in the spotlight at a Miami trial over a student killed while stargazing

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Tesla's Autopilot system is in the spotlight at a Miami trial over a student killed while stargazing

Lawyers for the plaintiff argue that Tesla’s driver-assistance feature called Autopilot should have warned the driver and braked when his Model S sedan blew through flashing red lights, a stop sign and a T-intersection at nearly 70 miles an hour in the April 2019 crash. Tesla lays the blame solely on the driver, who was reaching for a dropped cell phone.

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