> Experts believe it is the first felony prosecution in the United States of a driver accused of causing a fatality while using a partially automated driver-assist system.

I have a really hard time believing this one. Nobody has been prosecuted with a felony after killing someone while using cruise control?

Yes.

If an airliner with autopilot enabled crashes because the pilots fell asleep, are the pilots at fault? Yes, clearly.

"A representative for Tesla, which has disbanded its media relations department, could not be reached for comment."

When they said "Someone should lose their job over this!" that is not what they meant.

Why would they need a pesky PR department to cut into their profits? The cars sell themselves no matter how shitty their QA is so why bother with PR people

They have legions of PR people who seem to want to do the job for free and can be way more aggressive than corporate PR could ever be.

Probably.