Umeda

I. BACKGROUND

1 This discussion of the background facts is based primarily on the allegations of Plaintiffs’ 2 complaint. On April 29, 2018, Yoshihiro Umeda and others with whom he was riding 3 motorcycles stopped behind a small van on the far-right land of the Tomei Expressway near 4 Tokyo, Japan to assist following an accident that involved a member of their group. Dkt. 1 5 (Complaint) ¶ 23. Mr. Umeda was standing alongside several motorcycles, which were parked in 6 an effort to redirect traffic away from the scene of the accident. Id. 7 On the same day, Nobuyuki Ito drove his 2016 Tesla Model X vehicle onto the Tomei 8 Expressway and turned on the Autopilot function of his Tesla vehicle. Id. ¶ 24. He drove without 9 incident for approximately 30 minutes. Id. At one point during this period, the Event Data 10 Recorder in the Tesla detected the driver’s hands on the steering wheel. Id. ¶ 25. Also at some 11 point during this period, the Mr. Ito felt drowsy and had begun to doze off. Id. 12 When the Tesla approached the scene of the earlier accident, it struck the motorcycles and 13 Mr. Umeda as they stood on the side of the expressway. Id. ¶ 28. Mr. Umeda, who…