San Lorenzo family files lawsuit over Tesla autopilot crash that left teen dead KTVU's Tom Vacar reports. SAN LORENZO, Calif. - Once again, electric car pioneer Tesla Motors finds itself in a controversy over the self-driving capabilities of its cars and the veracity of its founder, Elon Musk. In dashcam video that was obtained by the New York Times, 15-year-old Jovani Maldonado of San Lorenzo, died on a Bay Area freeway after a Tesla rear-ended his father's pickup truck. Neither Tesla's much self-bragged about autopilot system nor the driver tried slowing down until a split second before ramming the SUV.