The parents of a college student killed in a car crash last year in California sued Tesla on Oct 2, 2025, claiming that the design of the doors in the company’s Cybertruck pickup made it nearly impossible for their daughter to escape the burning vehicle. — Karsten Moran/The New York Times
PIEDMONT, California: The parents of a college student killed in a car crash last year in California sued Tesla on Oct 2, claiming that the design of the doors in the company’s Cybertruck pickup made it nearly impossible for their daughter to escape the burning vehicle.
The suit, filed in a California court by the family of Krysta Tsukahara, 19, underlines long-standing questions about how the doors in many Teslas work, which is the focus of an investigation begun in September by federal auto safety regulators. The lawsuit is another setback for the Cybertruck, which has sold poorly and been recalled eight times since last year.
