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Tesla’s Autopilot is under scrutiny in a rare jury trial

Andrew J. Hawkins

created: July 14, 2025, 6:08 p.m. | updated: July 15, 2025, 12:57 p.m.

Tesla is on trial in Miami today in a case that accuses Elon Musk’s company of liability in a fatal crash involving Autopilot. The driver-assist system has come under scrutiny in the past for a number of fatal incidents, but Tesla has only rarely faced a jury trial over the question of whether Autopilot was at fault for someone’s death. Also, Tesla has long argued that drivers bear responsibility when crashes occur involving Autopilot. Still, it will be tough for the plaintiffs to convince a jury that Tesla was at fault. And in another case, a jury ruled against plaintiff Justine Hsu, who sued Tesla after her vehicle hit a median while using Autopilot.

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