Tesla crashes into parked fire truck, family sues Tesla
Giovanni Mendoza Martinez was killed when his Tesla Model S hit a Cal Fire truck. December 11, 2024 — Tesla Model S owner Giovanni Mendoza Martinez was killed on February 18, 2023, when his car crashed into a Cal Fire truck that had been hit by a An accident occurred and stopped across the highway to block traffic. Now, Martinez's family has filed a lawsuit against Tesla, which blamed its driver assistance system Autopilot for the fatal accident. Genesis Giovanni Mendoza Martinez, 31, purchased a used Model S in March 2021, the lawsuit states. “When Giovanni bought a Tesla Model S, he understood that the car would drive itself and that he would no longer have to drive it.” — Tesla lawsuit At about 3:54 a.m., Giovanni Martinez was driving a Tesla Model S with his brother in the passenger seat. While the Model S was traveling in the second lane of northbound Interstate 680, the car engaged Autopilot. But…