As reported by The New York Times, a trial for a fatal Tesla Autopilot crash that occurred in 2019 is currently underway in the United States. The vehicle's owner testified that the Autopilot system did not issue any accident alerts or engage the brakes during the incident. At the time of the accident, the owner was driving a Tesla Model S on a poorly lit road when he briefly looked down to retrieve his phone, failing to notice an SUV stopped at a T-junction ahead. Consequently, the Tesla collided with the SUV at a speed of 62 miles per hour, resulting in one fatality and another person being seriously injured.

The owner acknowledged that while Autopilot was engaged, he also had a responsibility to maintain visual contact with the road. He believed that the Autopilot system should have been capable of preventing the accident. However, Tesla's legal team contended that the owner should bear sole responsibility for the collision.