Lawyers for the family of a woman struck and killed by a Tesla sedan in 2019 argued that the company’s Autopilot software should have avoided the crash.
The driver gave testimony in a federal trial about Tesla’s role in a 2019 accident that killed a woman in Florida.
The company has devoted resources to autonomous driving rather than developing new models to attract car buyers.
The vehicles will have safety monitors and may not operate in bad weather, making them more restricted than the fully autonomous vehicles promised by Elon Musk.
Mr. Musk says the driverless taxis could begin ferrying passengers on Sunday in Austin, Texas, where other companies already have similar cars on the road.
A popular electric vehicle made by the Chinese consumer electronics giant Xiaomi crashed into a concrete guardrail while deploying its autonomous driving feature. Three people died.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has raised questions about crashes involving Tesla’s self-driving technology.
A pesar de que Trump se ha opuesto a las políticas que favorecen a los vehículos eléctricos, si llega a la presidencia podría aliviar el escrutinio regulatorio de Tesla o proteger los créditos y subsidios lucrativos.
Although Donald Trump has opposed policies that favor electric cars, if he becomes president he could ease regulatory scrutiny of Tesla or protect lucrative credits and subsidies.
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration said it was looking into what Elon Musk’s electric car company called the full self-driving system.