A Utah man and his surviving children are suing Tesla. Rhe autosteer system allegedly provided a false sense of security. During a trip, the Autosteer function reportedly crossed the center line into oncoming traffic, slamming into a semi-truck. Four of his family members were killed in the collision. 

Utah family sues Tesla for misrepresenting safety features 

A family was heading to a campsite in Utah, but never reached their final destination. While traveling on Idaho State Highway 33, their Tesla Model X veered into a lane of oncoming traffic. It was crushed by a semi-truck. 

That evening, Nathan Blaine lost his wife, two daughters, his son-in-law, and the family dog named Peaches as the Model X crumpled like a tin can. 

He and other remaining family members are suing Tesla. The automaker allegedly makes the Autosteer system seem safer than it actually is. 

Blaine claims that Elon Musk “lulled him into a false sense of security about the vehicle’s autonomous capabilities and intentionally misrepresented the safety of the vehicles and driver-assistance features. 

He continued to explain that Musk oversells technology to generate excitement at the expense of public safety. His complaint claims the deadly wreck was caused by an inadequate Autosteer function. 

According to the Independent, the lane departure warning, lane keeping assistant, lane centering assistance, and emergency lane departure avoidance systems also failed to work as advertised. 

Tesla also didn’t initially include a driver monitoring system in its vehicles. Now it falls behind rivals due to the lack of infrared cameras that provide eye tracking. But even if autopilot was disengaged, the other safety systems should have kept the Model X in its lane. 

Blaine seeks economic damages, non-economic damages, and punitive damages to be determined by a jury. He paid extra for Full Self-Driving after being told the car could guide itself on the highway, perform lane changes, and navigate interchanges on its own.