Exclusive: Giovanni Mendoza, who was crushed to death in a Model S, believed misleading claims by the world’s richest man about a feature his family’s lawyer says is “not ready for primetime.”

Tesla had the suit moved to a federal court in California's Northern district in recent days. Tesla is being sued by the family of a driver who died in a 2023 collision, claiming that the company's "fraudulent misrepresentation" of its Autopilot technology was to blame.

Tesla is in court again over claims that Autopilot is defective. The family of a deceased driver says Tesla intentionally concealed problems with Autopilot. Tesla responded that the driver failed to use the system properly.

With two legal wins and one secret settlement on the books, the odds are in the automaker's favor Tesla is facing a lawsuit alleging its claims about Autopilot and Full Self Driving's (FSD) capabilities contributed to a fatal crash,

Tesla is being sued by the family of Genesis Giovanni Mendoza-Martinez, a driver who died in a 2023 collision involving a Model S sedan in Walnut Creek, California. The lawsuit alleges that Tesla’s “fraudulent misrepresentation” of its Autopilot technology played a role in the crash.