Tesla partly liable in Florida Autopilot trial, jury awards $200M in damages

9 months ago

A federal jury in Miami found Tesla partly responsible for a fatal 2019 crash involving Autopilot.
The jury awarded $329 million in damages, assigning one-third blame to Tesla and two-thirds to the driver.
The crash killed Naibel Benavides Leon and severely injured Dillon Angulo.
Tesla plans to appeal, citing legal errors and claiming no car could have prevented the crash.
Plaintiffs' attorney accused Tesla of misleading claims about Autopilot's capabilities.
The NTSB previously criticized Tesla for ignoring safety recommendations after a similar 2018 crash.
Elon Musk acknowledged driver overconfidence in Autopilot as a problem in 2018.
The verdict comes as Tesla rolls out its Full Self-Driving technology in Austin, Texas.

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