喪生中國車主家屬起訴特斯拉
A Chinese driver was killed in a crash while using Tesla’s Autopilot technology four months before a similar high-profile fatal accident in Florida, the victim’s father has claimed in a lawsuit.
一名中國駕車者在使用特斯拉(Tesla)自動輔助駕駛(Autopilot)技術時撞車身亡，這位受害者的父親在起訴書中如是說。
Tesla denies its Autopilot was at fault.
特斯特否認其Autopilot有責任。
The court case against Tesla’s China unit and a local dealership, which began yesterday in Beijing, raises questions about the Autopilot system that first came under intense scrutiny after the death of Joshua Brown in May.
這起事故發生在媒體廣泛報道的佛羅里達州類似車禍的四個月前。對特斯拉中國子公司和一家當地經銷商提起的訴訟昨日開庭審理。本案提出了有關Autopilot系統的問題，這種技術在今年5月約書亞•布朗(Joshua Brown)死後首次受到密切關注。
He was killed when his Tesla Model S hit a truck in Florida.
他是因爲駕駛一輛特斯拉Model S在佛羅里達州撞上一輛卡車而死去的。
Tesla has repeatedly insisted Auto-pilot is not a fully automated system and drivers should always keep their hands on the wheel.
特斯拉一再堅持說明，Autopilot並不是一種完全自動化的系統，駕車者應該始終把手放在方向盤上。
But this month it issued a major update to the technology amid pressure from regulators and drivers who say the system has been oversold.
但在監管機構和車主的壓力下（他們稱該系統被吹噓過頭），特斯拉本月對這項技術發佈了一次重大更新。
Gao Jubin, father of Gao Yaning, a 23-year-old Tesla driver killed in January when his car hit a truck, is suing Tesla China and the dealership that sold the car, accusing both of misleading buyers.
23歲的特斯拉車主高雅寧今年1月在駕車時撞上一輛道路清掃車身亡。他的父親高巨斌起訴拓速樂汽車銷售（北京）有限公司（特斯拉中國(Tesla China)）和銷售涉案汽車的經銷商，指控兩者誤導買家。
Tesla said in a statement after the hearing that there is no evidence that Autopilot was engaged at the time of the accident, adding that regardless, Autopilot was not the cause of the accident, due to the technology only being a driver assistance system that supplements an attentive driver.
特斯拉在庭審後發表聲明稱，沒有證據表明Autopilot在事故發生時處於運行狀態，並稱無論如何，Autopilot不是這一事故的原因，因爲該技術只是一種駕駛輔助系統，協助一名注意力集中的駕車者。
Repeat warnings for the driver to maintain vehicle control were not heeded in this case, the statement said.
特斯拉的聲明稱，在本案中，有關駕駛者必須保持對汽車控制的一再警告沒有被聽取。
Even though an upcoming obstacle was visible for nearly 20 seconds, the driver did not take any action to avoid it or do anything else to maintain control of the vehicle.
即使迎面的障礙出現了近20秒，駕車者也沒有采取任何行動避開它，也沒有采取別的行動保持對汽車的控制。
When used properly, the data is unequivocal that Autopilot results in a statistically significant improvement in safety, it concluded.
在使用得當的情況下，數據毫不含糊地說明，Autopilot帶來在統計學上顯著的安全改善，聲明總結稱。
Tesla China is a fully owned subsidiary of Tesla Motors and Tesla’s sole representative in China, registered to sell parts and cars wholesale to dealers but not to manufacture or sell them to customers directly.
特斯拉中國是特斯拉汽車公司(Tesla Motors)全資子公司，也是特斯拉在中國的唯一代表，向經銷商批發銷售零部件和整車，業務範圍不包括製造或者直接向消費者銷售。
Mr Gao is also asking for Rmb10,000 ($1,499) in damages.
高巨斌還索賠1萬元人民幣（合1499美元）。
Tesla’s Autopilot has been the subject of much debate since the Florida crash, but received some support from the US government yesterday with the release of the first formal guidelines for its use on US roads.
自佛羅里達州發生那起車禍以來，特斯拉的Autopilot一直是很多辯論的焦點，但昨日獲得美國政府的支持；美國發布了首份關於在美國道路上使用該技術的正式指引。
In China, Tesla’s promotion of the beta-technology and its safety began stirring public discussion in August, when a Tesla owner posted online a dash-cam clip of his Model S striking a parked car on a Beijing motorway, further claiming he had been misled about its capabilities.
在中國，特斯拉推銷試驗階段技術以及這種技術的安全性在8月份引發公衆熱議，當時一名特斯拉車主在網上貼出了儀表盤攝像頭拍攝的一段視頻，顯示他的Model S在北京的高速公路上撞上一輛停着的汽車；這名車主進一步聲稱，在這種技術的功能上，他被誤導了。
Mr Gao is asking Tesla to release all data from the car and for the court to rule on whether Autopilot was active during the crash, according to case documents.
根據訴訟文件，高巨斌要求特斯拉發佈從涉案汽車提取的所有數據，並請求法院裁決Autopilot在碰撞發生時是否處於運行狀態。
He additionally filed a request yesterday, asking that the dealership stop using the word Autopilot when promoting Tesla vehicles and apologise for falsely promoting the product.
昨日他提交一份附加請求，要求經銷商在推銷特斯拉汽車時停止使用Autopilot一詞，並就虛假宣傳產品道歉。
The allegations raise a further question about Tesla’s transparency in bringing crashes where Autopilot is implicated to the attention of the public.
這些指控引發了有關特斯拉把牽涉到Autopilot的碰撞事故告知公衆的透明度問題。
Though the fatal crash occurred in January, Tesla did not release a statement until a report from China’s official state broadcaster CCTV last Wednesday cast a spotlight on the court case.
雖然這起致命道路交通事故發生在今年1月，但特斯拉一直沒有發佈聲明——直到中國官方的中央電視臺(CCTV)上週三的一則報道令人關注這起司法案件。
