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Tesla has settled a lawsuit against its former Autopilot director (TSLA)

Tesla filed a lawsuit against Sterling Anderson in January, claiming he poached employees for a competing self-driving-car venture.

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Tesla is no longer suing its former Autopilot director Sterling Anderson over claims he poached employees for a new self-driving-car venture.

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Tesla filed a lawsuit in January claiming Anderson teamed up with Chris Urmson, the former boss of Google's self-driving-car project, to launch a competing company called Aurora Innovation while still serving as Tesla's Autopilot director.

Aurora has agreed to undergo future audits to ensure Anderson isn't keeping or using any of Tesla's intellectual property as part of the settlement, a Tesla spokesperson told Business Insider.

"Today, less than three months after filing (and even before we were permitted to file a response) Tesla has withdrawn its claims, without damages, without attorney’s fees, and without any finding of wrongdoing," Anderson wrote in the post.

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A Tesla spokesperson confirmed the suit had been settled:

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