The driver who slammed her Tesla into a firetruck is suing for $300,000

AP

• The driver who slammed her Tesla into a stopped firetruck in May is suing the firm.
• Heather Lommatzsch claims that Tesla's salespeople told her the car would stop of its own accord if an obstacle was in its path.
• She claims she suffered serious physical injuries.
• But a Tesla spokesman told AP that Lommatzsch had been looking at her phone before the accident and documents show she didn't touch the steering wheel for 80 seconds.

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A Utah driver who slammed her Tesla into a stopped firetruck at a red light earlier this year while using the vehicle's semi-autonomous function has sued the company, alleging salespeople told her the car would stop on its own in Autopilot mode if something was in its path.

Heather Lommatzsch claimed in the lawsuit filed Tuesday that Tesla salespeople told her in 2016 when she purchased the Model S that she could just touch the steering wheel occasionally while using the Autopilot mode. Lommatzsch, 29, said she tried to brake when she saw the stopped cars, but that the car's brakes did not work.

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