They also blamed itsCEO, Elon Musk, for trumpeting misleading claims about the cars self-driving features.
Four firefighters also sustained minor injuries as a result of the collision.
They believe the vehicles are not ready for the road, contrary to the companys bold declarations.
The emergency truck involved in the crash had arrived on the freeway in response to a previous accident.
The vehicle had its lights on and was parked diagonally when Genesis rammed into it.
The family claimed that this failure reflects flaws in the technologyflaws Tesla allegedly knew about but failed to address.
These 16 crashes have resulted in at least 15 injuries and one death, according toCBS News.
With all technologies, standards have to be developed and products will be tested for compliance.
This is mature in the aircraft industry, but at an early stage in the automotive industry.
Attorney Brett Schreiber said Genesis death and the injuries sustained by the victims could have been prevented.
Tesla knew that this generation of auto pilot technology could not decipher emergency vehicles flashing lights.
The time is coming due for Tesla to be held to account.
In 2016, he also claimed that the Autopilot feature wasprobably better than a human driver.
The lawsuit stated thatTesla forced customersto sign nondisclosure agreements to receive repairs under warranty.
One problem with driver assistance technology is that the user is sometimes not trained in how to use it.
Some cars do this by analysing the steering, he added.
In trains the driver is typically required to respond to a stimulus every few minute.
Some years ago I saw a presentation on automatic driving.
It was inevitable that someone would die and the question was what the appropriate reaction should be.
Certainly the automatic system would react faster than a human operator.
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