Hans von Ohain says Tesla accident not caused by Autopilot
Hans von Ohain says Tesla accident not caused by Autopilot

Tesla has argued that the Model 3 was not defective at all and that Autopilot did not cause von Ohain's death. July 6, 2024 — Hans Von Ohain’s Tesla crash lawsuit should be dismissed because Tesla did not cause the crash or the 33-year-old Tesla employee’s death, it is claimed. Hans Von Ohain Tesla’s wrongful death lawsuit alleges the Colorado man died due to a defect in his 2021 Tesla Model 3’s Autopilot system. The May 16, 2022 Tesla crash also involved von Ohain's friend, Erik Rossiter, who was in the front passenger seat of the Model 3 and told investigators that Autopilot was engaged at the time of the crash. Mr Rossiter was able to flee the vehicle. Von Ohain's wife, Nora Bass, said her husband was killed when the Autopilot malfunctioned and the Tesla ran off the road, hit trees and caught fire. "The deceased, Hans von Ohain, struggled to regain control of the vehicle but to his…