Vehicle manufacturer Tesla has won dismissal of a product liability lawsuit claiming that a defective touchscreen in a 2021 Tesla caused an accident.
Judge Nelson Roman in federal district court in New York granted Tesla summary judgment because the woman bringing the defect claim failed to provide any expert testimony to back up her allegation that a touchscreen malfunction caused her to lose control of the vehicle.
Products-liability claims involving complex software, electronic interfaces, and vehicle-control systems require competent expert testimony to establish defect, according to the court.
But the plaintiff offered no expert testimony