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The family of a software engineer who died after his Tesla SUV crashed in a Northern California highway has sued the automaker.
The lawsuit filed in a Santa Clara County says the autopilot navigation system caused the crash on Highway 101 that killed Walter Huang near Mountain View in Silicon Valley last year.
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Huang's widow, Sevonne Huang, and his family also sued the state's Department of Transportation for not maintaining the highway.
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The California Highway Patrol said Walter Huang was traveling south in the carpool lane when the Tesla crashed against a freeway barrier. The crash caused a fire. Rescuers were able to free him, but he died later at a hospital.
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The family's attorney, B. Mark Fong, said Wednesday they are suing to help prevent "this tragedy from happening to other drivers using Tesla vehicles."