Tesla, a class action lawsuit arrives: employees exploit private videos

Tesla, a class action lawsuit arrives: employees exploit private videos


A Tesla owner has filed a class action lawsuit against Elon Musk's company accusing it of allowing its employees to use private or embarrassing images taken inside vehicles for "tacky fun". Henry Yeh, of San Francisco, filed a lawsuit in federal court after Reuters revealed that Tesla employees had accessed videos or pictures of car owners inside the vehicles. Employees "circulated recordings in private and embarrassing situations without their consent," thanks to sophisticated camera systems in cars, the complaint reads.

Among the episodes mentioned, which date back to 2019, a Tesla hitting a child on a bicycle, pets in a car and several road accidents. The lawsuit asks the court to order Tesla to cease the "wrongful conduct" and pay unspecified damages. Meanwhile, just 24 hours ago, Musk's automaker announced that it will build a new factory in Shanghai for the Megapack battery. The company owner delves deeper into investments in China amid growing trade tensions. The US automaker already has a factory in Shanghai. The plant will be used to produce energy storage devices for sale around the world, state media reported Sunday.

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