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Workers United claimed that within days of announcing a union campaign earlier this year, Tesla fired dozens of workers from its Autopilot department. Tesla has said the firings were based on performance reviews and not tied to union activity.
Also, Tesla gets another anti-union win, and GM is cutting back on self-driving Cruise spending after an accident.
A jury should decide whether Tesla and Elon Musk oversold the capabilities of the electric car company's Autopilot system, a Florida judge has ruled.
Judge Reid Scott, in the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County, ruled last week that the plaintiff in a lawsuit over a fatal crash could proceed to trial and bring punitive damages claims against Tesla for intentional misconduct and gross negligence. The order has not been previously reported.
A Florida judge found “reasonable evidence” that Tesla CEO Elon Musk and other managers knew the automaker's vehicles had a defective Autopilot system but still allowed the cars to be driven unsafely, according to a ruling.