Fatal Crash Involving Tesla Full Self-Driving Claims Employee's Life
May 16, 2022
A Tesla employee, Hans von Ohain, was killed in a crash while allegedly using the Full Self-Driving feature. The car failed to navigate mountain curves, leading to a fatal collision, possibly making von Ohain the first known fatality of the Full Self-Driving feature.
- Alleged deployer
- hans-von-ohain
- Alleged developer
- tesla
- Alleged harmed parties
- hans-von-ohain, erik-rossiter
Source
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