The case is the first suit related to fatal crashes involving the electric vehicle company’s Autopilot system to go to trial.

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

The money behind Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar empire is increasingly flowing in one direction: toward artificial intelligence.

The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the situation, on Tuesday reported that Troy Jones, who on his LinkedIn page is described as a vice president of sales and service in North America, has left Tesla after a 15-year run with the EV maker. Tesla did not respond to a request for comment in time for publication.

Tesla's top sales executive in North America, Troy Jones, has left the electric vehicle maker in the latest senior departure at the company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.