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Tesla settles lawsuit over 2018 accident

For years, Tesla has been facing accusations that their cars have caused a large number of accidents, sometimes with fatal outcomes. One of the lawsuits filed over the 2018 crash that killed Apple engineer Walter Huang has been closed by settlement with Huang’s family.

Huang was killed when his Tesla Model X, on Autopilot, crashed into a highway guardrail. His family filed suit, and a trial was set to begin in California this week. However, this will not happen due to the settlement, but if it did, Autopilot and Tesla’s Full Self-Driving technology would again come under fire and scrutiny.

For years, Tesla claimed that the driver was to blame for the accident, because he was playing a video game before the accident happened. Similarly, in other lawsuits, they have tried to dispute the guilt of their autonomous driving system by shifting the blame to the drivers, claiming that the drivers did not follow instructions to maintain attention when using the system.

The settlement comes at a time when the company is experiencing poor sales results. Since the beginning of 2024, the number of orders and deliveries has dropped, while at the same time the company is fighting with growing competition, primarily from Chinese manufacturers.

Source: The Guardian

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Bus landed on the roof of a Porsche 911 (997)

In Fügen, Austria, a bizarre accident took place where a bus hit several parked vehicles, completely destroying a Porsche 911 (997).

According to the report of the Austrian ORF, the accident happened in one of the parking lots where the bus suddenly began to slide backwards, hitting several vehicles until it stopped on the roof of the Porsche, which was parked on a lower level, so the damage was inevitable. Luckily, the vehicles were empty so no one was hurt.

It is unknown what caused the uncontrolled sliding of the bus, but it is assumed that it could be a brake problem. In this accident, the right side of the VW SUV was completely damaged, while the BMW station wagon, which was on the right side, can be said to have been lucky because the photos show no damage.

When it comes to the estimated value of the damage, it is impossible to say with certainty how much the driver (company) will have to pay, but it is certain that it will not be cheap. The Porsche 911 (997) is not one of the most expensive cars, but the prices of this model vary from several tens of thousands to over 100,000 euros.

Source: ORF via Instagram

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Bus landed on the roof of a Porsche 911 (997)
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Toyota FJ Cruiser driver ejected from vehicle after flipping

This world is full of people who are not so smart but are lucky, like the Toyota FJ Cruiser driver who was ejected from the vehicle on a beach in Kuwait while driving at high speed. Luckily, nobody was seriously injured.

The video was posted on TikTok and shows the sandy beach of Abu Al Hasaniya in Kuwait and a Toyota FJ Cruiser speeding towards the cameraman. At one point, the driver loses control of the vehicle and the large SUV begins to drift, causing the vehicle to overturn multiple times. The driver was apparently not wearing a seat belt, so after the second flip of the vehicle, he flew out the window and fell into the water. Luckily, he was unharmed and those who were on the beach at that moment were also not injured.

The Arab Times reports that shortly after the accident, the police arrived at the scene and conducted an investigation, pulled the vehicle out of the water and seized it. If you are wondering who was the person driving the vehicle, it is a 34-year-old Kuwaiti whose name has not been published.

Source: Mark Makhoul via YouTube; aymanmatnews via Instagram; Arab Times