Tesla reached an undisclosed settlement with the family of a pedestrian killed by a Model Y operating in Full Self-Driving mode. The 2023 collision, the first known pedestrian fatality linked to FSD, also launched a federal probe targeting 3.2 million vehicles.
The fatality represents the first known pedestrian death connected to the automaker’s driving technology.
Neither side has issued public statements on the outcome, leaving unresolved broader issues of responsibility for the first documented pedestrian fatality involving FSD.
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