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Judge Finds Evidence that Tesla, Musk Knew About Autopilot Defect

A Florida judge found “reasonable evidence” that Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and other managers knew the automaker’s vehicles had a defective Autopilot system but still allowed the cars to be driven unsafely, according to a ruling. Judge Reid Scott, …

9th Circuit Overturns Jury Verdict in Favor of Defense in Fatal Tour Bus Crash

A federal appellate court on Friday overturned a take-nothing jury verdict in favor of a tour bus company whose driver was accused of causing a deadly head-on collision on an Arizona highway. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the …

NTSB Looking at Risk Parked Semis Posed to Greyhound Bus in Fatal Illinois Accident

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Big rig driver David Cherno was hauling Jimmy Dean sausages on Interstate 70 when he had to stop for the night or risk violating federal regulations limiting driving time for truckers. An Illinois rest area was …

US Opens New Special Probe into Fatal Tesla Crash

WASHINGTON, July 18 (Reuters) – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday it is opening a new special crash investigation into a fatal accident in California involving a 2018 Tesla Model 3 where advanced driver assistance systems are suspected …

3 Dead and 14 Injured in Illinois Crash Involving Greyhound Bus and Tractor-Trailers, Police Say

HIGHLAND, Ill. (AP) — Three people were killed and 14 others injured, some seriously, early Wednesday when a Greyhound bus crashed into three tractor-trailers parked along a highway exit to a rest area in southern Illinois, state police said. Illinois …

Anti-Stacking Provision Limits Liability Coverage for Fatal School Bus Crash

An insurance policy that covered seven vehicles, each with a $1 million per-accident limit, doesn’t provide $7 million in liability coverage for a fatal crash that involved only one of the covered vehicles, an Illinois appellate court ruled Thursday. A …

Report: Lawmaker, Wrong-Way Driver Both DUI in Fatal Crash

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut state representative and a wrong-way driver were both over the legal limit for alcohol when they were killed in a highway crash in January, according to government officials and state police. Middletown Democrat Quentin …

Tesla Opens Floodgates for Owners to Test Out Automated Driving

Tesla Inc. is making its controversial driver-assistance system available to customers previously deemed not safe enough behind the wheel to test it out. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk tweeted that the system Tesla calls Full Self-Driving Beta is now available …

Military Man Charged in Fiery Anchorage Crash that Killed 2

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A member of the military charged with manslaughter in a fiery crash in Alaska that killed two people told authorities he was so drunk, he didn’t remember driving, according to charging documents. Matthew Davis, 23, also …

Ariz. Supreme: Even Multiple Negligent Acts not Enough for Punitive Damages

The Arizona Supreme Court Tuesday reversed a ruling that allowed the family of the victim of a fatal crash to pursue punitive damages against a trucking company, reasserting its holding in a 1986 decision that negligent acts alone are not …