Tesla has settled a court case with the family of an Apple engineer who died in a fatal crash involving its Model X.
The family of Wei Lun Huang, an Apple developer, filed a lawsuit against Tesla in 2019, a year after he died in Mountain View when his Tesla X drove into a median while Autopilot was activated.
Tesla was supposed to show up in court to defend its Autopilot system against the death claim, but it seems Wei “Walter” Huang’s family would receive compensation from the company instead.
Court records reveal that Tesla is trying to conceal the exact amount of a possible settlement award to the Huang family.
Tesla’s lawyers claim that all sides have agreed to the deal and that they want it to be kept under wraps, even though it’s unclear how much the corporation is offering or what other parameters the settlement involves.
Tesla acknowledged after the collision that Autopilot was engaged and that Huang had sufficient time to respond and a clear view of the divider.
Also, Tesla issued a statement to the press in which they maintained that Huang was at fault and that he “was not paying attention to the road, despite the car providing multiple warnings to do so.”
The company said this was the only way the accident could have happened.
