Tesla sued for allegedly infringing robotics patents
By Jonathan Stempel
Nov 24 (Reuters) - Tesla TSLA.O was sued on Monday by a Virginia company that accused Elon Musk's electric vehicle maker of knowingly infringing five patents related to robotics systems for self-driving vehicles.
In a complaint filed in Alexandria, Virginia, federal court, Perrone Robotics said its founder Paul Perrone developed a general purpose robotics operating system whose applications could be configured to individual robots and automated devices, addressing the once significant problem of needing specific hardware and software for each vehicle.
Perrone said all Tesla vehicles, such as the Model Y, using any version of the carmaker's self-driving software Autopilot in the last six years infringe the five patents, including one patent that the Charlottesville-based company offered to sell Tesla in 2017.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and a halt to further infringements.
Tesla did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Musk, the world's richest person, has long tried to convince investors that Tesla can become a leader in so-called autonomous driving for private vehicles, as well as robotaxis it plans to produce.
The case is Perrone Robotics Inc v Tesla Inc, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, No. 25-02156.
For Perrone Robotics: Shawn Blackburn of Susman Godfrey; and Tara Zurawski of Bunsow De Mory
For Tesla: Not yet available
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