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> Tesla also claimed that references to CEO Elon Musk’s statements about Autopilot during the trial misled the jury.... > The company essentially argued that r
by palmotea 8mo ago
> Tesla also claimed that references to CEO Elon Musk’s statements about Autopilot during the trial misled the jury....
> The company essentially argued that references to Elon Musk’s own public claims about Autopilot, claims that Tesla actively used to sell the feature for years, were somehow unfair to present to a jury. Judge Bloom was right to reject that argument.
Of course, since Elon Musk has lied and over-promised a lot about Tesla's self-driving technology. It's an interesting defense to admit your CEO is a lair and can't be trusted.
- FireBeyond 8mo agoYeah, when the SEC pushed on the same issue, the company's response was to add fine print that Elon's statements "may be aspirational" and "may not reflect engineering realities".