Tesla faces a ban on selling its full self-driving technology in Britain under new driverless car laws, in a setback to Elon Musk’s plans for millions of robot-driven vehicles.
Getty ImagesPalm Beach County Circuit Court Judge Reid Scott found “reasonable evidence” that Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk were well aware its cars suffered from a defective autopilot system, Reuters reported. “It would be reasonable to conclude that the Defendant Tesla through its CEO and engineers was acutely aware of the problem with the ‘Autopilot’ failing to detect cross traffic,” he wrote in his ruling. Scott allowed for a lawsuit over a deadly 2019 crash involving a Tesla to proceed to tri
A California jury ruled Tuesday that a crash involving a Tesla vehicle that left one person dead and two seriously injured was not caused by a manufacturing defect in the company’s Autopilot system. The decision marks a significant victory for Tesla, which is facing several similar lawsuits involving its driver assistance technology. Lindsay Molander and…
Closing arguments are set to begin on Tuesday in the first U.S. trial over allegations that Tesla's Autopilot driver assistant feature led to a death, and its results could help shape similar cases across the country. The jury trial, in a California state court, featured testimony from one Tesla employee about Autopilot that the company repeatedly asked to be kept hidden from the public. The civil lawsuit alleges Autopilot system caused owner Micah Lee's Model 3 to suddenly veer off a highway east of Los Angeles at 65 mph (105 kph), strike a palm tree and burst into flames, all in the span of seconds.
International Business News: Elon Musk’s Tesla faces investigation: The US Justice Department has launched an investigation into Tesla's Autopilot system and vehicle range. The in