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Elon Musk grieved with crash victim’s dad. Now Tesla faces him in court

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In 2018, a Tesla Model S slammed into a wall at 116 miles an hour in Fort Lauderdale, killing its teenage driver. Months later, Elon Musk told the victim’s father that his company had erred in removing a speed limiter from the car, according to a lawyer. As Tesla’s first-ever negligence trial over a fatal crash began on Thursday, attorney Curtis Miner said Musk had made a “critical confession” while on the phone to James Riley.

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Elon Musk admitted Tesla mistake to crash victim’s dad, lawyer says

Elon Musk told the father of a teenager who died in a Tesla Model S crash that the carmaker made a mistake in removing a speed limiter from the vehicle without the father’s permission, a lawyer for the family said in court. Read full story

2 years ago·Malaysia

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Bloomberg

Elon Musk grieved with crash victim’s dad. Now Tesla faces him in court

2 years ago·United States

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The Mercury news

Elon Musk grieved with crash victim’s dad. Now Tesla faces him in court

Elon Musk shared the agony of having his infant son die in his arms while consoling a father who lost his teenager to a fiery crash in a Tesla Model S. Now, Tesla Inc. is trying to undermine James …

2 years ago·San Jose, United States

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Fortune

Musk admitted that Tesla made a mistake in removing speed limiter before crash that killed teenager, father tells court

“Well, I guess we shouldn’t have taken the limiter off,” the father, James Riley, recalled Musk saying when he took the witness stand to testify against Tesla. Riley said the CEO told him that Tesla would review its policies. Read More

2 years ago·New York, United States

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The Daily Beast

Elon Musk Owned Up to Tesla F*ck-Up in Fatal Crash: Lawyer

On a phone call to the victim’s father, the Tesla boss allegedly admitted that technicians shouldn’t have removed the vehicle’s speed limiter.

2 years ago·United States

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Automotive News

Elon Musk grieved with crash victim’s dad. Now Tesla faces him in court

A week-long jury trial set to begin in federal court in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is the first for the company over a fatal accident involving one of its electric cars.

2 years ago·United States

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