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A Florida judge found "reasonable evidence" that Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and other managers knew the automaker's vehicles had a defective Autopilot system but still allowed the cars to be driven unsafely, according to a ruling.

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[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It's not that people die crashing them, or even that a manufacturing/software defect causes the deaths.

It's that Tesla knew that there was a software error that would almost certainly cause somebody to die, and intentionally chose not to address the issues for financial reasons. That's textbook depraved indifference.

[-] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Reminds me of that cost of a recall calculation scene from Fight Club.

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

And that's exactly why the depraved indifference rule exists.

[-] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Are there any famous examples of that being used?

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Schlitterbahn waterpark is a fairly recent high-profile example.

The designers of the water coaster and co-owner of the park were charged with murder because they knew the ride was lethally dangerous and kept it running.

In fact, they'd paid off people hurt in other near-death accidents to keep quiet.

[-] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the example! I'll definitely check that out.

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