EV maker Tesla (TSLA) is being sued by Perrone Robotics for allegedly violating patents related to self-driving technology. The lawsuit was filed in Alexandria, Virginia, and claims that Tesla knowingly infringed on five patents connected to robotics systems used in autonomous vehicles. Perrone’s founder, Paul Perrone, developed a general-purpose robotics operating system (GPROS) designed to control robots and automated devices. According to Reuters (TRI), the company says that all Tesla vehicles using Autopilot over the last six years have infringed on these five patents.
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Interestingly, one of the key patents, U.S. 10,331,136, was actually offered to Tesla back in 2017, but the company turned it down. The full GPROS suite includes tools for autonomous vehicle control, route planning, and sensor data. Perrone Robotics now wants Tesla to stop using the technology and is seeking unspecified damages. However, this isn’t the first time Tesla has faced similar lawsuits. Earlier in 2025, it was sued by Perceptive Automata, which accused Tesla of using AI models to predict pedestrian and cyclist behavior without proper licensing.
Tesla’s attempt to dismiss that case was only partially successful in court. Tesla was also sued by Arsus LLC over Autopilot’s electronic stability and rollover prevention features, but Tesla won that case. Nevertheless, most of these lawsuits come from startups or companies that don’t make products themselves but hold broad patents in the autonomous driving space. Tesla usually responds by trying to prove the patents are invalid and has successfully defended about 70% of these cases since 2020. Still, Tesla often settles to avoid high legal costs.
What Is the Prediction for TSLA Stock?
Turning to Wall Street, analysts have a Hold consensus rating on TSLA stock based on 14 Buys, 10 Holds, and 10 Sells assigned in the past three months, as indicated by the graphic below. Furthermore, the average TSLA price target of $383.04 per share implies 9.1% downside risk.
