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Tesla automated driving legal proceedings
Overview
Tesla is navigating multiple legal challenges regarding its automated driving technologies. In a significant development for consumer litigation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated the class certification in a lawsuit alleging that the company misrepresented Full Self-Driving (FSD) hardware capabilities. The court ruled that the claims could not proceed as a class action because it could not be assumed that all buyers were exposed to the specific online statements in question, as visiting the Autopilot webpage was not a requirement for purchase.
Separately, Tesla reached a settlement in a trade secret lawsuit involving a former engineer, Guangzhi Cao. Cao, who moved to the Chinese EV manufacturer Xpeng, agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to Tesla after admitting to saving files to a personal iCloud account. While his attorney stated he intended to delete the files before his departure and did not access data after leaving the company, the settlement concludes the dispute regarding the alleged theft of Autopilot source code.
Entities
Tesla · Guangzhi Cao · US Chamber of Commerce · Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals · XPeng
Timeline
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[BUSINESS] 2 sourcesTesla settles Autopilot trade secret suit and faces Ninth Circuit ruling on FSD case
Tesla has settled a trade secret lawsuit with a former engineer regarding Autopilot code, while a Ninth Circuit court vacated class certification in a separate FSD hardware misrepresentation case.
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[BUSINESS] 3 sourcesUS appeals court blocks Tesla self-driving class action
A US appeals court blocked California customers from pursuing a class action lawsuit against Tesla over claims that the company misled them about its full self-driving technology capabilities.
Sources
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