Tesla has settled an outstanding Autopilot fatality lawsuit before the case could end up before a jury, but on the condition that the settlement amount never sees the light of day.
There's plenty of unknowns in a situation like this, in which Tesla chose to settle the matter a mere day before jury selection was set to begin. Nonetheless, it's the first settlement in an Autopilot-related case for Tesla, which so far has prevailed in court on both cases that went before a jury.involving the death of a Model 3 owner and serious injuries to two passengers, both heard in California.
Why the automaker ultimately chose to settle this matter isn't clear, though a protracted court battle would mean more bad publicity at a time whenin 2022 that Tesla would never abandon a legal fight if the case was unjust.
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