Telling drivers Autopilot might not prevent an accident won’t help Tesla in court if the technology is found to be defective. (Photo: Shutterstock)

(Bloomberg) – Telling Tesla drivers its Autopilot feature doesn’t mean their cars can drive themselves may not be enough to keep Elon Musk off the hot seat if the technology comes up short.

This month, two Teslas equipped with Autopilot veered into barriers following disclosure of the first fatal wreck, a Model S slamming into a 18-wheeler crossing a Florida highway after the semi-autonomous car failed to distinguish the truck’s white trailer from sky.

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