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Criminal charges filed against a Tesla owner for Deadly Autopilot Crash

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Ridgewood NJ, Two felony charges have been filed against a Tesla owner in the US for a deadly crash involving Autopilot in 2019. It is the first time a Tesla owner has been criminally charged in the US in a case involving Autopilot. Autopilot has contributed to a number of fatal crashes and Tesla has faced several wrongful death suits as a result. Drivers are warned that they need to pay attention when using Autopilot, but some drivers still misuse the system.

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NJ Transit knew train had faulty brakes before deadly crash

Hoboken Train Station Crash

By Chris Perez

November 14, 2016 | 11:59pm | Updated

The New Jersey Transit train that plowed into the Hoboken Terminal in September — killing one woman and injuring scores of people — was found to have faulty brakes just months before the crash, a report said Monday.

Back in January, inspectors discovered that a “hand brake gear pin” on one of the train cars was “completely out,” according to PIX11.

https://nypost.com/2016/11/14/nj-transit-knew-train-had-faulty-brakes-before-deadly-crash/