A Texas Cybertruck owner is suing Tesla for more than $1m after alleging the vehicle, while driving autonomously, steered towards a concrete barrier on a Houston overpass.
The claim, brought by Justine Saint Amour in Harris County district court, involves the Cybertruck she bought in February 2025, equipped with Tesla’s Full Self-Driving capability package.
“The subject Cybertruck was driving on 69 Eastex Freeway approaching 256 Eastex Park and Ride while on autopilot,” the lawsuit reads via Car Complaints. “On this ‘Y’ shaped overpass, where the vehicle should have followed the curve to the right onto 256 Eastex Park and Ride, the Cybertruck attempted to drive straight ahead into the concrete barrier and the freeway below, which caused Plaintiff to disengage the self-driving mode and take control of the wheel but it was too late and crashed into the barrier, causing the injuries and damages complained of herein.”…