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Defense claims faulty AI tech led to fatal Apple Store crash
The defense team representing the driver charged in connection with the deadly crash into the Apple Store in Hingham, Massachusetts, in 2022 now claims that faulty artificial intelligence technology caused that crash.The crash happened at the Apple store located at the Derby Street Shops in Hingham on Nov. 21, 2022. Bradley Rein of Hingham appeared in court on Tuesday, where his lawyers filed a motion against Toyota, claiming AI software installed in his car caused it to unintentionally accelerate.Prosecutors said Rein was driving a 2019 Toyota 4Runner when it crashed through the front glass window of the Apple store. Investigators said in the five seconds before the crash, Rein accelerated to 60 mph, and there was no indication he hit the brakes.”It’s not far fetched,” WCVB legal analyst Greg Henning said. “It’s rare that these sort of situations happen.””It’s not really a leap to say, if the mechanisms didn’t work in these other vehicles, it could be a mechanical problem with Toyota cars in general,” Henning said. Rein’s lawyer now wants crash data from Toyota to support their idea.The prosecution asked the court for more time to review the claim.Toyota told WCVB it was “not a party to the pending litigation, so we have no comment.””It’s gonna be a fight,” Henning said. “The third party that holds these records is really Toyota, and ultimately Toyota may decide they’re going to want to oppose this so that this doesn’t become the first of many cases where defendants in motor vehicle crashes look for data from the dealerships and from the company.”After the crash, Rein told police that the crash was caused by his foot becoming stuck on the accelerator pedal.Rein was arrested hours after the crash and charged with motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation and reckless operation of a motor vehicle during his initial arraignment in Hingham District Court the day after the crash.Kevin Bradley, a 65-year-old construction worker from Wayne, New Jersey, was killed in the crash, and nearly two dozen other people were injured.Last year, Rein was indicted by a Plymouth County grand jury on charges of second-degree murder, motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation of a motor vehicle, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, 18 counts of aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and four counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
HINGHAM, Mass. —
The defense team representing the driver charged in connection with the deadly crash into the Apple Store in Hingham, Massachusetts, in 2022 now claims that faulty artificial intelligence technology caused that crash.
The crash happened at the Apple store located at the Derby Street Shops in Hingham on Nov. 21, 2022.
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Bradley Rein of Hingham appeared in court on Tuesday, where his lawyers filed a motion against Toyota, claiming AI software installed in his car caused it to unintentionally accelerate.
Prosecutors said Rein was driving a 2019 Toyota 4Runner when it crashed through the front glass window of the Apple store. Investigators said in the five seconds before the crash, Rein accelerated to 60 mph, and there was no indication he hit the brakes.
“It’s not far fetched,” WCVB legal analyst Greg Henning said. “It’s rare that these sort of situations happen.”
“It’s not really a leap to say, if the mechanisms didn’t work in these other vehicles, it could be a mechanical problem with Toyota cars in general,” Henning said.
Rein’s lawyer now wants crash data from Toyota to support their idea.
The prosecution asked the court for more time to review the claim.
Toyota told WCVB it was “not a party to the pending litigation, so we have no comment.”
“It’s gonna be a fight,” Henning said. “The third party that holds these records is really Toyota, and ultimately Toyota may decide they’re going to want to oppose this so that this doesn’t become the first of many cases where defendants in motor vehicle crashes look for data from the dealerships and from the company.”
After the crash, Rein told police that the crash was caused by his foot becoming stuck on the accelerator pedal.
Rein was arrested hours after the crash and charged with motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation and reckless operation of a motor vehicle during his initial arraignment in Hingham District Court the day after the crash.
Kevin Bradley, a 65-year-old construction worker from Wayne, New Jersey, was killed in the crash, and nearly two dozen other people were injured.
Last year, Rein was indicted by a Plymouth County grand jury on charges of second-degree murder, motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation of a motor vehicle, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, 18 counts of aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and four counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
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