Tesla Lawyers Suggest Elon Musk's Autopilot Safety Statements May Be Deepfakes

Tesla's lawyers have argued in court that they cannot confirm whether Elon Musk's past statements about the safety of its self-driving feature are true or not, as they could be deepfakes. The argument was made in a lawsuit filed by the widow of an Apple engineer who died in a 2018 car crash, alleging that Tesla's autopilot feature was defective. The lawyers' position was criticized by the judge as "deeply troubling," who tentatively ordered Musk to be interviewed under oath for three hours about whether he made the statements. The lawsuit is scheduled to go to trial on July 31.