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Tesla, headed by CEO Elon Musk, is about to confront a significant legal battle. It's being accused of the Autopilot feature causing several deaths. This upcoming trial is Tesla's first opportunity to counter these allegations. The outcome also affects Musk's statements regarding the technology's capabilities. Presently, Tesla is confronted with two impending trials, with the possibility of more to follow. The first trial, a civil lawsuit set for mid-September in a California state court, revolves around the tragic incident involving

Tesla Inc is set to defend itself for the first time at trial against allegations that failure of its Autopilot driver assistant feature led to death, in what will likely be a major test of Chief Executive Elon Musk's assertions about the technology. Self-driving capability is central to Tesla’s financial future, according to Musk, whose own reputation as an engineering leader is being challenged with allegations by plaintiffs in one of two lawsuits that he personally leads the group behind technology that failed. Wins by Tesla could raise confidence and sales for the software, w...

Tesla Court Trail: Tesla won a bellwether trial in Los Angeles in April with a strategy of saying that it tells drivers that its technology requires human monitoring, despite the "Autopilot" and "Full Self-Driving" names. The case was about an accident where a Model S swerved into the curb and injured its driver, and jurors told Reuters after the verdict that they believed Tesla warned drivers about its system and driver distraction was to blame.

Elon Musk's Tesla has faced investigations into Autopilot, including an ongoing NHTSA probe of more than 800,000 Teslas after several crashes.

Tesla engineers admit to not fixing Autopilot limitations after fatal crashes, as the company faces legal pressure over its autonomous driving claims.