Tesla's Autopilot system is in the spotlight at a Miami trial over a student killed while stargazingA trial has commenced in Miami concerning a fatal Tesla crash. The jury will determine Tesla's responsibility in the death of a student. Th...
15 Jul, 2025, 08.01 AM IST
Tesla to give one month driver-assist technology trial for customersThe move comes as Tesla sales and margins are under pressure because of price competition and softening demand. FSD is an add-on priced at ...
26 Mar, 2024, 11.37 AM IST
Tesla, rivals get low marks for automated-driving technologyTesla's Autopilot and other systems receive 'poor' ratings from IIHS. No real-world safety benefits found. Automatic emergency braking syst...
12 Mar, 2024, 10.17 AM IST
Next Autopilot trial to test Tesla's blame-the-driver defensePlaintiffs' lawyers in a California wrongful-death lawsuit against Tesla have cited an email from the automaker's president, Jon McNeill, a...
11 Mar, 2024, 04.04 PM IST
Judge finds evidence that Tesla, Elon Musk knew about Autopilot defectA Florida judge found "reasonable evidence" that Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and other managers knew the automaker's vehicles had a def...
22 Nov, 2023, 08.42 AM IST
Tesla wins Autopilot trial involving fatal crashThe case, in a California state court, was filed by two passengers in a 2019 crash who accused the company of knowing Autopilot was defecti...
31 Oct, 2023, 11.06 PM IST
Tesla Autopilot fatality case to soon reach California juryThe 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 (1...
24 Oct, 2023, 04.19 PM IST
Elon Musk's growing legal challengesElon Musk was sued by the US securities regulator related to his takeover of Twitter, the latest court battle against the billionaire whose...
07 Oct, 2023, 12.01 AM IST
Tesla engineer defends 'full self-driving' name at crash trialThe lawsuit, filed in a California state court, alleges the Autopilot system caused owner Micah Lee's Model 3 to suddenly veer off a highwa...
06 Oct, 2023, 12.55 AM IST
Tesla scores Autopilot victory as judge rules owners must use arbitrationA judge has ruled that Tesla vehicle owners who claimed the company misled them about its Autopilot features must pursue their claims in in...
03 Oct, 2023, 10.56 AM IST
Tesla trial over Autopilot fatality kicks off in CaliforniaThe trial, in a California state court, stems from a civil lawsuit alleging the Autopilot system caused owner Micah Lee's Model 3 to sudden...
28 Sep, 2023, 04.01 PM IST
Tesla faces more questions from US regulator on ‘Elon mode’ Autopilot configurationThe U.S. auto safety regulator, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), has demanded an explanation from Tesla regardin...
30 Aug, 2023, 12.42 PM IST
Tesla's Autopilot faces unprecedented scrutinyElon Musk has championed Tesla Inc's driver assistance Autopilot and "Full Self-Driving" software as innovations that will both improve roa...
30 Aug, 2023, 09.16 AM IST
Tesla braces for its first trial involving Autopilot fatalitySelf-driving capability is central to Tesla's financial future, according to Musk, whose own reputation as an engineering leader is being c...
28 Aug, 2023, 03.56 PM IST
Elon, or deepfake? Musk must face questions on Autopilot statementsThe ruling came in a lawsuit filed by the family of Walter Huang against Tesla in Santa Clara Superior Court, over a car crash that killed ...
27 Apr, 2023, 09.42 AM IST
Tesla faces renewed scrutiny over racial bias and Musk's tweetsThe electric carmaker said in its annual report that it received a subpoena late last year from the Securities and Exchange Commission requ...
08 Feb, 2022, 10.53 AM IST
Mishaps: A grief history of driverless car crashesIn December 2016, Uber's computer-controlled car was caught on video running a red light, four seconds after the light turned red. Uber sai...
13 Jan, 2017, 07.08 PM IST