Tesla Settles Over Fatal Autopilot Crash on Eve of Trial (2)

Tesla Inc. reached a settlement on the eve of its highest-profile trial yet over a crash involving Autopilot, the driver-assistance system Elon Musk has billed as crucial to his pursuit of self-driving cars.

Terms of the settlement weren’t disclosed in court filings made public Monday in state court in San Jose, California.

The case centered on Walter Huang, a 38-year-old Apple Inc. engineer who was killed on the way to work in 2018 when his Model X veered off the highway and slammed into a roadside barrier at about 71 miles (114 kilometers) per hour. The National Transportation Safety Board’s ...