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Influencer must apologise after court finds Tesla didn't cause fatal crash - report
Tesla has won a court battle in China after a fatal crash was found to be the driver’s fault, rather than a defect with the vehicle.

James Gelding

A court in China has found Tesla not responsible for a fatal crash that occurred in the city of Chaozhou last year.

Shanghai Securities News reports (via Bloomberg) that a crash that killed two people and injured three others in November last year wasn’t caused by a defective Tesla Model Y.

The electric car manufacturer had reportedly sued the driver of the vehicle – a social media influencer – after it was claimed that a defect in the Model Y caused the vehicle to uncontrollably accelerate and crash.

Shanghai Securities News cited a court document that reveals a forensic investigation found no faults with the steering or braking systems on the vehicle.

The influencer, who reportedly has an account on the Chinese version of TikTok (Douyin), was ordered to pay Tesla ¥30,000 (A$6300) in compensation for reputational damage, and must issue a public apology on his account.