Tesla's Autopilot Faces First Jury Trial

TESLA HAS FACED a string of lawsuits over the last five years stemming from fatal crashes involving cars equipped with its Autopilot driver-assist system.

- NEAL E. BOUDETTE

TESLA HAS FACED a string of lawsuits over the last five years stemming from fatal crashes involving cars equipped with its Autopilot driver-assist system. The automaker has settled some of the lawsuits and others have been dismissed, allowing the company to avoid any legal judgments about Autopilot's safety and whether it is flawed.

But a new case that is set to begin in federal court in Miami on Monday is the first to go to a jury trial, representing a serious threat to Tesla, its self-driving technology and its reputation.