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Tesla sued over fatal crash in Texas home that killed 76-year-old woman

24 June 2026 at 14:31

The family of a 76-year-old woman killed when a Tesla Model 3 crashed into her Katy, Texas, home has sued Tesla and the driver, alleging the company’s β€œAutopilot” and β€œFull Self-Driving” systems are defectively designed.

The wrongful death suit lands just days after the crash β€” and it leans on the same argument that produced last year’s landmark $243 million Autopilot verdict against Tesla in Florida.

Tesla admits FSD was on in fatal Texas crash, blames driver for β€˜overriding’ it

23 June 2026 at 16:04

Tesla now confirms that its self-driving system was engaged when a Model 3 left a residential road in Katy, Texas, and killed a 76-year-old woman inside her home β€” but the company says the driver overrode it by pressing the accelerator to 100%.

Everything points to a pedal misapplication while the car was under β€œFull Self-Driving.” Does that mean Tesla is not at fault?

Tesla driver says it was on Autopilot before fatal Texas home crash

21 June 2026 at 02:47

A driver told Harris County investigators that his Tesla was on Autopilot before it left a residential road in Katy, Texas, crashed through the brick wall of a home, and killed a 76-year-old woman inside.

The crash happened around 8 p.m. Friday in the 21300 block of Rose Hollow Lane, according to the Harris County Precinct 5 Constable’s Office and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

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