Back in 2019, the family of Apple engineer Wei Lun Huang (aka Walter Huang) sued Tesla a year after he was killed when his Model X crashed while Autopilot was engaged. The automaker has settled the lawsuit<\/a> \u2014 on the very day jury selection was supposed to take place. Tesla\u2019s lawyers asked the court to seal the settlement agreement so the payout amount wouldn\u2019t be made public.<\/p>\n Tesla confirmed shortly after the accident that Autopilot was on at the time of the crash, but it also insisted Huang had time to react and had an unobstructed view of the divider. In a statement to the press, the company insisted the driver was at fault, and the only way for the accident to have occurred was if Huang \u201cwas not paying attention to the road.\u201d<\/p>\n The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation found Huang running a mobile game but couldn\u2019t confirm if he was holding the phone during impact.<\/p>\n \u2014 Mat Smith<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \u200b\u200bYou can get these reports delivered daily direct to your inbox. <\/em>Subscribe right here!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\nThe biggest stories you might have missed<\/h3>\n
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