A Miami jury found Tesla partially liable Friday in a 2019 crash that killed one person and injured another—all while the driver of the Model S used the automaker’s Autopilot driver assistance feature. The jury found Tesla liable for $200 million in punitive damages, plus an additional $43 million in compensatory damages. (Because of state laws, the company will likely …
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A federal jury in Florida found Tesla partly liable for a deadly 2019 crash involving Tesla’s Autopilot driver assist software, according to reports from The New York Times and CNBC. Tesla has been ordered to pay $200 million in punitive damages and about $43 million in compensatory damages, CBS News reports. Tesla’s Autopilot feature is designed to control a vehicle’s …
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A jury in federal court in Miami has found Tesla partly to blame for a fatal 2019 crash that involved the use of the company’s Autopilot driver assistance system. The jury awarded the plaintiffs $329 million in punitive and compensatory damages. Neither the driver of the car nor the Autopilot system braked in time to avoid going through an intersection, …
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Tesla vehicles are parked outside of a dealership on July 24, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images A jury in Miami has determined that Tesla should be held partly liable for a fatal 2019 Autopilot crash, and must compensate the family of the deceased and an injured survivor damages of $329 million. The payout includes $129 million in …
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MIAMI — A federal jury on Friday found Tesla partly liable in a 2019 car crash that killed a pedestrian and left another person badly injured when the car was in Autopilot mode. The jury awarded the plaintiffs $200 million in punitive damages, plus compensatory damages for pain and suffering. The verdict is a blow for Tesla and CEO Elon …
Read More »MIAMI (AP) — Elon Musk fought court cases on opposite coasts Monday, raising a question about the billionaire that could either speed his plan to put self-driving Teslas on U.S. roads or throw up a major roadblock: Can this wildly successful man who tends to exaggerate really be trusted? In Miami, a Tesla driver who has admitted he was wrong …
Read More »Tesla Driver Testifies Autopilot Failed to Prevent Fatal Crash The New York Times Looming over two cases threatening Musk’s car company is a single question: Can he be trusted? Yahoo Finance Tesla has avoided trials with money. This case made it to court. The Washington Post Tesla Spars in Court Over Autopilot Alert 2 Seconds Before Crash Bloomberg.com Tesla’s Autopilot feature is central to …
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Tesla is going to a rare trial after a woman died after a vehicle on Autopilot sent her 75 feet into the air. 04:49 ET, 15 Jul 2025Updated 16:16 ET, 15 Jul 2025 A lawsuit against Tesla and its driver-assistance technology goes to trial in Florida A rare trial against Elon Musk’s car company has begun over the death of …
Read More »NEW YORK (AP) — A rare trial against Elon Musk’s car company began Monday in Miami where a jury will decide if it is partly to blame for the death of a stargazing university student after a runaway Tesla sent her flying 75 feet through the air and severely injured her boyfriend. Lawyers for the plaintiff argue that Tesla’s driver-assistance …
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk was not in a Miami courtroom Monday, but his name loomed large as a jury was selected for the federal trial of a civil lawsuit over the 2019 crash of a Tesla Model S that killed a pedestrian and left another badly injured when the car was in Autopilot mode. “Anything that involves Elon Musk is …
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