# A test case for Tesla

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-test-case-for-tesla/190196>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** tesla\
**Created:** [April 21, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-test-case-for-tesla/190196 "2023-04-21T11:40:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-test-case-for-tesla/190196/1 "2023-04-21T11:40:14Z")

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A jury will soon be deciding the implications of “full self-driving” in connection with this personal injury lawsuit:

> **[US jury set to decide test case in Tesla Autopilot crash](https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-jury-set-decide-test-case-tesla-autopilot-crash-2023-04-21/)**
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> A California state court jury began deliberating on Thursday in what appears to be the first trial related to a crash involving Tesla's Autopilot partially automated driving software.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2023, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-test-case-for-tesla/190196/2 "2023-04-21T12:19:59Z")

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IMO Tesla should win this case because they clearly warned drivers against using Autopilot on city streets. I think Autopilot is flawed and didn’t spend the $6000 Tesla demanded for the option. Still, it appears they provided adequate warning for its intended use.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-test-case-for-tesla/190196/3 "2023-04-21T22:48:54Z")

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> [@jtsanders](#):
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> [Tesla] clearly warned drivers against using Autopilot on city streets.

The warning might work to sway the case, but the counterclaim is that a vendor cannot defeat liability responsibility by issuing a warning against using a product if the warning is related to what most would believe to be one of the product’s assumed common-sense use. Similar to If you manufactured jack-stands but warned the buyer against using them to hold up a car …