# @pcmag on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-09-16T17:54:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** PCMag (@pcmag) — https://gondola.cc/pcmag

## Caption

A hacker, two lawyers, and a Starbucks meeting may have changed Tesla’s future. 

In a high-stakes trial, hidden crash data was uncovered – data Tesla claimed didn’t exist. That discovery helped secure a $243M verdict against the automaker.

Swipe to read how a pseudonymous hacker known as greentheonly exposed the truth.

#tesla #autopilot #hacking #technews #courtcase

📸: René Ramos, Lily Yeh/PCMag Composite; David Arky/Tetra Images, Bo Zaunders/The Image Bank Unreleased, RiverNorthPhotography /iStock Unreleased, Oleh Stefaniak/iStock via Getty Images

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technews, hacking, autopilot, tesla, courtcase

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