A man seriously injured in a crash involving a Tesla driver using Full Self Driving has filed a 745,000-dollar lawsuit in Oregon. It is among the first cases of its kind in the state and likely a preview of more litigation to come as automated driving systems spread.
Such lawsuits raise thorny questions about liability when semi-autonomous technology is involved. As these systems become more common, courts will increasingly have to untangle responsibility between drivers, automakers, and the software itself.