Tesla Inc is relying on technical support from Apple Inc as the car company seeks to prove at an upcoming high-profile trial over the safety of its Autopilot system that a Model X driver who worked for the iPhone maker was playing a video game on his phone when he crashed and died.
Lawyers for the family of Walter Huang, an engineer who was killed on his commute to work, say his former employer is “secretly” manoeuvring to support Tesla’s attempt to blame distracted driving for the wreck. A National Transportation Safety Board investigation had failed to reach a definitive conclusion about what Huang was doing in the final seconds before impact.
