[lbrindze]

Here is my issue with all of this. It very clearly states on tesla's website that "Navigate on Autopilot is designed to get you to your destination more efficiently by actively guiding you from on-ramp to off-ramp, including suggesting lane changes, navigating motorway interchanges, and assist in taking exits."[0]

Its unclear which autopilot features the driver thought he had, but if believed he had purchased the "Enhanced autopilot" and that it was enabled wouldnt that mean the Tesla's system failed here? The intersection in question is at the end of a freeway[1] which would constitute an exit.

I do agree with most that the driver is partly to blame, but probably not as a felony manslaughter. Tesla on the other hand should be held criminally responsible since at best they are misleading customers into believing their car has features it doesn't and at worst they are claiming a level of system reliability in their product that just does not exist (something I would classify as gross negligence on their part).

My father has one of these cars with the enhanced self-driving enabled, and I am always gripped in mild terror whenever I ride with him, regardless of whether it is the car or my father who is driving...

[0] https://www.tesla.com/en_AE/support/autopilot-and-full-self-... [1]https://www.google.com/maps/@33.8715442,-118.2917755,17.35z