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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Tesla to pay more than $200 million in damages after being found partly liable for fatal Autopilot crash
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 …
Read More »Tesla partly liable in Florida Autopilot trial, jury awards $329M in damages
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, …
Read More »Miami jury finds Tesla partly liable in Autopilot crash, awards $200 million in punitive damages
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 »Tesla found partially liable for fatal 2019 crash involving driver-assistance technology; jury orders $200 million in damages – The Washington Post
Tesla found partially liable for fatal 2019 crash involving driver-assistance technology; jury orders $200 million in damages The Washington Post Miami jury finds Tesla partly liable in Autopilot crash NBC News Tesla Autopilot plaintiffs seek $345 million in damages over fatal crash in Florida CNBC Tesla Must Pay $329 Million in Damages for Fatal Autopilot Crash Bloomberg Jury Says Tesla Was Partly to Blame …
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