Tesla CEO Elon Musk faced legal challenges on Monday over Tesla’s driver-assist safety and marketing, according to the AP. In Miami, a wrongful death trial focused on a 2019 crash involving Autopilot, where the driver admitted overreliance on the system after fatally hitting a pedestrian. The victim’s family is seeking punitive damages, which a legal expert warned could reach hundreds of millions and inspire further claims. In Oakland, California, state regulators argued Tesla should be barred from selling cars due to misleading marketing of Autopilot and Full Self-Driving. The DMV says Tesla’s branding overstates system capabilities, a claim backed by federal scrutiny and past recalls. Musk's credibility and Tesla’s liability are now under intense legal and regulatory pressure, as he pushes to deploy robotaxis by next year.
