Maybe? But that’s not what this case is about. This is a civil case, not a criminal one. If I were to guess, this is “Wrongful death” (ie: negligence)… not manslaughter (ie: recklessness).

Remember that “someone dies” is split up into different laws depending on intent. Murder (intended to kill someone), Homicide / Manslaughter (recklessness: you did something you weren’t supposed to do. You knew it might kill someone and you did kill someone), and finally “Wrongful Death” (negligence: you were supposed to do something but you didn’t, leading to someone’s death).

As a civil-case, this Tesla Autopilot case is set to lesser-damages (there’s no jailtime here).