Autonomous vehicle accident lawyer

Self-driving and AI-assisted cars still injure people. When a Waymo, Cruise, Tesla Autopilot/FSD, or another automated system is in the mix, the claim is not a normal fender-bender: the manufacturer, the software stack, the fleet operator, and a human “safety driver” can all sit in the liability chain. Advo Law, APC represents people hurt in autonomous and AI-assisted vehicle crashes in California. Founder and trial attorney Hov J. Kachatoorian (California State Bar #282819) takes these cases on contingency from the firm’s Glendale and La Caada Flintridge offices.

Call (800) 808-4613. Do not give a recorded statement to the robotaxi company or the auto manufacturer before you have counsel.

Who we help

Passengers inside a robotaxi or autonomous shuttle. Drivers and passengers hit by a vehicle operating with Autopilot, Full Self-Driving, or similar driver-assist. Pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists struck by an automated vehicle. Families bringing a wrongful death claim after a fatal AV crash. Rideshare periods (Uber/Lyft) that overlap with automated features are handled with the same file discipline as our rideshare and car accident work.

Why these cases are different

A conventional crash often starts and ends with a police report and two insurance adjusters. An AV crash can involve event data recorders, camera and lidar logs, over-the-air software versions, fleet dispatch records, and multiple corporate defendants.

Those records are not sitting in your glove box. They have to be preserved early or they disappear into a vendor’s retention policy. The legal theories can include negligence, product liability, and, when an insurer mishandles the claim, insurance bad faith.

California still expects a capable human when the law requires one. Marketing language about “Full Self-Driving is not a finding of zero fault. We treat the tech story as evidence, not as a press release.

What to do after an AV or AI-assisted crash

Get medical care first. Photograph the vehicles, any robotaxi branding, and the scene. Note whether a safety driver was present and what they said. Keep the names of responding officers and any company incident number. Do not agree to a quick release from the fleet operator. Call (800) 808-4613 so preservation letters can go out while the data still exists.

How Advo handles the file

Identify every responsible party and every applicable policy. Lock down electronic evidence. Build the medical and wage-loss record the same way we do on other catastrophic injury cases. Contingency fee: no fee unless the firm recovers money. No invented verdict table on this page.

Questions

Is the robotaxi company automatically at fault? Not automatically. Fault depends on the mode the vehicle was in, what the sensors and logs show, and whether a human still had a duty. That is why the data matters.

What if Tesla / Autopilot was on? Driver-assist crashes are still injury cases. The driver’s attention, the system’s limits, and the manufacturer’s warnings are all in play. Do not assume your own insurer’s first answer is the last word.

Can this be a product liability case? Sometimes. Software, sensors, and vehicle design can support product claims alongside ordinary negligence. Those theories have different proof and different defendants.

Do you only take “huge” AV cases? The firm is built for serious injury and death. If the crash was a bumper tap with no treatment, say so on the call.

Where are you located? Glendale and La Cañada Flintridge, with statewide California representation. See the offices below.

Offices

Advo Law, APC
111 E. Broadway, Suite 210
Glendale, CA 91205

Advo Law, APC
1433 Foothill Blvd., Suite 207
La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011

Phone: (800) 808-4613
Statewide representation in California.

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Trial attorney: Hov J. Kachatoorian, California State Bar #282819. Contingency fee.