Tesla Wins Bellwether Trial Over Autopilot Car Crash

Tesla Wins Bellwether Trial Over Autopilot Car Crash
A Tesla Model 3 vehicle drives on autopilot along the 405 highway in Westminster, Calif., on March 16, 2022. Mike Blake/Reuters
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LOS ANGELES—A California state court jury on Friday handed Tesla Inc. a sweeping win, finding the electric vehicle maker’s Autopilot feature did not fail in what appeared to be the first trial related to a crash involving the partially automated driving software.

Tesla has been testing and rolling out its Autopilot and more advanced “Full Self-Driving (FSD)” system, which Chief Executive Elon Musk has touted as crucial to his company’s future but which has drawn regulatory and legal scrutiny.