Elon Musk's Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is preparing for its first of two courtroom battles over a fatality involving its Autopilot system, and it comes on the heels of a 45-minute livestream the CEO posted on X last Friday showcasing Tesla's v12 Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta.
The trials will examine the safety of Tesla’s Autopilot technology and scrutinize Musk’s role in the development and marketing of the system.
A Trail Of Accidents: Tesla’s Autopilot system has been implicated in some 736 accidents and 17 fatalities in the U.S. since 2019, Benzinga previously reported. The uptick in incidents associated with Autopilot placed the tech firmly under the spotlight, with regulatory agencies intensifying scrutiny.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) initiated investigations into several accidents, despite Tesla’s claim the vehicles using Autopilot technology experienced only 0.18 accidents ...