Lawyers for the plaintiff argue the autopilot should have warned the driver and braked when his Model S blew through flashing red lights, a stop sign, and a T-intersection at nearly 70 miles an hour

One way to antagonise Elon Musk is to mention that he did not found Tesla. The electric car maker was incorporated by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning in 2003, a year before Musk led an investment in the company.

Tesla faces trial in Miami over a fatal 2019 crash involving a distracted driver using the car’s Autopilot technology. A woman died, and her boyfriend was gravely injured.