Tesla ( TSLA ) is officially on the offense in its South Florida civil trial over the fatal crash that involved its Autopilot driver assistance software.

The EV maker is being sued by the family of Naibel Benavides, who was killed in 2019 by a runaway Tesla that had Full Self-Driving (FSD) engaged.

The vehicle, driven by George Brian McGee, sped through a T intersection at 62 miles per hour and T-boned an empty parked car in Key Largo, Florida.

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Benavides, 22, was standing outside of her vehicle when she was killed, while her boyfriend, Dillon Angulo, was critically injured.

Tesla has argued that McGee, who has settled lawsuits brought by Benavides and Angulo's families, was entirely at fault because the

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