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Texas Cybertruck Owner Sues Tesla, Citing Autopilot Crash and Musk’s Role

The complaint argues Musk’s vision-only approach without LiDAR made the driver-assist system unsafe.

 A new lawsuit involving a Cybertruck alleges negligence over safety issues. In this 2025 file photo, a Cybertruck is shown at a Tesla dealership in California.
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Overview

  • The Harris County lawsuit seeks more than $1 million in damages and requests exemplary (punitive) damages under Texas law.
  • Plaintiff Justine Saint Amour alleges her Cybertruck, with Full Self-Driving engaged on August 18, 2025, failed to follow a right-hand split on Houston’s I-69 and struck a concrete barrier.
  • The filing accuses Tesla of misrepresenting the safety of Autopilot/FSD and asserts negligent hiring and retention of Elon Musk for allowing design decisions that overrode engineers’ sensor recommendations.
  • The suit highlights Tesla’s reliance on cameras instead of LiDAR or radar and cites inadequate driver monitoring and braking as design defects, with the plaintiff reporting back, neck, and wrist injuries.
  • The attorney shared a crash photo and dashcam video with media, and the case lands as a large Autopilot-related verdict was recently upheld and NHTSA continues a broad probe into FSD-equipped vehicles.