WOODINVILLE, Wash. — A Snohomish County family is suing Tesla after a crash involving autopilot technology killed their son, alleging the company misrepresented its self-driving capabilities.
Nearly two years after Jeffrey Nissen Jr.’s death, his family is taking Tesla to court, claiming the company treated the public as “guinea pigs” by putting inadequately tested self-driving cars on the road.
“When you lose somebody, it’s kind of hard to talk about them,” said Jeff Nissen Sr., Jeffrey’s father. “It’s just like a big nightmare and I just want to wake up and have him back.”…