Automating testing for Kubernetes using Jenkins and Telepresence offers a streamlined approach to managing the complexities of cloud-native deployments and microservice updates. By integrating Telepresence, developers can test un-deployed code changes locally against a remote Kubernetes cluster without affecting the running services, ensuring safe and efficient testing. Jenkins pipelines facilitate this process by executing tests described in a Jenkinsfile, which can be configured to continue or halt the pipeline based on test results. This approach eliminates the need for costly and time-consuming spin-ups of new Kubernetes clusters or maintaining shared ones prone to issues. Instead, it allows for efficient and non-intrusive testing, promoting stability and accelerating the deployment process. The use of Jenkins, a popular continuous integration tool, combined with Telepresence, enhances the delivery pipeline's reliability and efficiency, enabling quicker, more stable code releases.