Bernard Jones Killed in Tesla Crash at Marietta Bus Shelter
Bernard A. Jones was killed at a Cobb County transit shelter on September 17, 2020, when a Tesla Model 3 lost control on a wet Marietta-area roadway. Police charged the driver over speed and control; later federal crash-reporting records identified active Autopilot. No official finding establishes that the assistance system caused the fatal impact.
Amaurie Lacey Death and ChatGPT Product-Liability Lawsuit
Amaurie Lacey, a 17-year-old in Calhoun, Georgia, died on June 2, 2025. His father Cedric Lacey filed a California lawsuit alleging ChatGPT provided unsafe self-harm-related responses. The public conversation excerpts are incomplete and no court has established that the chatbot caused the death.