Musk's car firm sued over death of student

A RARE trial against Elon Musk's car firm has begun over the death of a student after a runaway Tesla sent her flying 75ft.

- By Christopher Bucktin

Lawyers argue the EV maker's driver-assistance feature, Autopilot, should have warned the driver and braked when his Model S blew through flashing red lights, a stop sign, and a T-intersection at nearly 70mph.

Tesla blames the driver, who was reaching for a dropped phone in the April 2019 crash.