# Data Could Assist Tesla in Defense Against Autopilot Liability

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2016/08/data-could-assist-tesla-in-defense-against-autopilot-liability/
- Published: 2016-08-12T22:00:08-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

The large volume of data Tesla Motors Inc collects from its cars on the road has
armed it with information to publicly counter, and possibly legally defend, claims
about the safety of its Autopilot driving-assist software, according to lawyers 
familiar with such cases.

# Autopilot, available in Tesla’s Model S and Model X vehicles, helps users steer and stay in lanes.

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It has come under increased scrutiny since a driver died in a May 7 Florida crash
while using the semi-autonomous technology. Should Tesla be called on to defend 
the technology in court, lawyers said information collected by the electronic car
maker could be central in judging liability.

STORY LINK:[http://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2016/07/22/272295.htm](https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2016/07/22/272295.htm/)

**Maryland** Based Attorney & Professor at George Washington University Law School
Wayne Cohen [www.cohenandcohen.net](https://cohenandcohen.net/) practice concentrates
in the areas of medical malpractice, wrongful death, automobile accidents, product
liability, class actions, and other personal injury areas.  Mr. Cohen has been an
Associate Professorial Lecturer of Law at The George Washington University Law School
since 1993, where he currently teaches Trial Skills. He is also the former President
of the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington D.C. Mr. Cohen is a 
regular on TV & Radio all over the USA where he gives his legal analysis on many
topics.

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