Family blames Tesla Autosteer after four relatives killed, lawsuit says
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A Utah man's wife, two daughters, son-in-law and family dog were killed when their 2022 Tesla Model X crossed a road's center line and hit an oncoming semi-truck on Idaho State Highway 33. The lawsuit says the vehicle abruptly veered into the opposing lane, and all four occupants died at the scene. The complaint blames the Autosteer function and lane-keeping safety systems, which it says defectively failed to work as advertised. It also alleges that Tesla and Elon Musk misrepresented the vehicle's driver-assistance capabilities. The family's attorney said he does not believe Autopilot was turned on at the time of the crash. The sources do not describe how the incident was detected or any investigation findings. A Tesla spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment. The suit seeks economic, non-economic and punitive damages to be determined by a jury.
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- 2021-02-15 The Blaines ordered the Model X and paid extra for Full Self Driving.
- 2023-09-01 Jennifer Blaine finished work and drove home in the Model X to pick up relatives.
- December 23 Blaine's complaint, dated December 23, alleges Musk oversells the technology.
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- All four occupants died at the scene.
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This is a lawsuit allegation, not an established finding; no investigation, regulator or Tesla report is among the sources, and Tesla did not respond to comment requests. The sources do not state whether Autosteer or Autopilot was engaged; the attorney's belief is reported only as his statement. The complaint's allegation that Tesla lacked a driver monitoring system has no matching control id and is not coded. No remediation is stated in the sources. Earlier Tesla incidents mentioned in the article are other incidents and are excluded.
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