Court Rules Against Tesla in Door Safety Design Defect Case

The judge clearly wasn’t having any of the usual Tesla nonsense: Court denies Tesla’s motion to dismiss the four California state law claims in Urban’s complaint… The owner of a very expensive Tesla couldn’t get into it after the cheap handle design failed. More importantly he couldn’t open the door either. And Tesla allegedly replaced … Continue reading Court Rules Against Tesla in Door Safety Design Defect Case

Court Disclosure: Tesla “Veered” Crashes a Known Deadly Defect Since 2017

Tesla not only knew its cars were suddenly “veering” and killing owners, it gave this deadly design flaw a name when it decided to not fix it six years ago. Jonathan Michaels, who represents the passengers, showed jurors a 2017 internal Tesla safety analysis identifying “incorrect steering command” as a defect, involving an “excessive” steering … Continue reading Court Disclosure: Tesla “Veered” Crashes a Known Deadly Defect Since 2017

WA Tesla Kills One. “Veered” Crash Ruled Suicide

In January of this year I mentioned how Tesla crashes were being reported as suicides. You may remember also in January a doctor was accused of intentionally using a Tesla to try and kill himself and his family by driving off Devil’s Slide cliff. Now a medical examiner says a 41 year old psychiatrist from … Continue reading WA Tesla Kills One. “Veered” Crash Ruled Suicide