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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Kari Paul and agencies

Elon Musk overstated Tesla’s autopilot and self-driving tech, new lawsuit says

Elon Musk standing in front of a Tesla car with people in the background taking photographs
The case centers on the financial fallout of Tesla’s failed autopilot features. Photograph: Reuters

Elon Musk is facing yet another lawsuit as shareholders of Tesla accuse the chief executive and his company of overstating the effectiveness and safety of their electric vehicles’ autopilot and full self-driving technologies.

Shareholders have alleged in the proposed class-action lawsuit that Tesla defrauded them over four years with false and misleading statements that concealed how its technologies – suspected as a possible cause of multiple fatal crashes – “created a serious risk of accident and injury”. The case was filed on Monday in a San Francisco federal court.

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