Tesla Autopilot’s Miss of SUV Led to Death in Florida, Suit Says

A Tesla Inc. Autopilot system, engaged while the driver looked at his phone, failed to detect an SUV parked in the car’s path at an intersection in 2019 in the Florida keys and caused the death of a 22-year-old, a lawsuit now in federal court says.

The late woman’s estate seeks a lifetime of lost wages as well as damages for her parents’ emotional pain and suffering and their loss of her companionship and support. The amount at stake is enough for federal court, Tesla told the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Tuesday. The suit involves ...