The Autopilot System in Kevin George Aziz Riyadh's Tesla Was Likely Responsible for the Deaths of Two People

On December 29, 2019, the same day a Tesla in Indiana got into a deadly crash with a parked fire truck, an offduty chauffeur named Kevin George Aziz Riyadh, was driving his grade 2016 Tesla Model S down the Gardena Freeway in suburban Los Angeles./nIt had been a long drive back from a visit to Orange County, and Riyadh had autopilot turned on./nShortly after midnight, the car passed under a giant sign that said, End Freeway signal ahead, in flashing yellow lights./nThe autopilot kept Riyadh's Tesla at a steady speed as it approached the stoplight that marked the end of the Freeway and the beginning of Artisiable of Art./nAccording to a witness, the light was red, but the car drove straight through the intersection, striking a Honda Civic./nRiyadh had only minor injuries, but the two people in the Civic, Hilderto Alquez Arlopes and Maria Guadalupe Nieves, died at the scene./nTheir families said that they were on a first date./nWho was responsible for this accident? State officials have charged Riyadh with manslaughter and planned to prosecute him as if he were the sole actor behind the two deaths./nThe victim's families, meanwhile, have filed civil suits against both Riyadh and Tesla./nDepending on the outcomes of the criminal and civil cases, the autopilot system could be judged, in effect, legally responsible,.