Tesla Model  X  killed  Apple  engineer while car is on Autopilot 


Apple engineer Walter Huang was killed in his car (Tesla model x ) was drifting into a highway barrier in 2018.

Tesla has settled a lawsuit over a 2018 car Accident that killed an Apple engineer in his Model X.

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A Model X driving on Autopilot swerved off a highway in San Francisco, according to court records released on Monday.

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Tesla stated that Huang mistreated the system by playing a videogame shortly before the crash.

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"There is no controversy that, had he been paying attention to the road, he would have had the opportunity to avoid this accident."

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The amount paid by Tesla to resolve the matter was not disclosed in court records

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Tesla has yet to prove its ability to manufacture an autonomous car.

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Tesla won by claiming that the drivers involved did not follow its directions to be alert when using the system.

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