Overview

• Tesla software engineer Akshay Phatak testified the company did not maintain any records of Autopilot-related crashes before March 2018
• Mary Cummings, a safety expert, said Tesla’s driver warnings were difficult to find and the company failed to geo-fence Autopilot on hazardous roads
• Plaintiffs demonstrated vehicle data showing Autopilot detected the parked Chevrolet Tahoe but did not engage brakes or issue a warning
• Tesla insists the April 2019 crash stemmed from driver distraction after George McGee admitted he looked down to retrieve his phone and overrode cruise control
• Judge Beth Bloom allowed punitive damages in the wrongful-death suit and the jury is scheduled to deliver its verdict by the end of July