Tesla loses Autopilot wrongful death case in $329M verdict
9 months ago
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- Tesla found partially liable in a wrongful death lawsuit involving Autopilot.
- George McGee crashed his Tesla Model S in 2019, killing Naibel Benavides and injuring Dillon Angulo.
- McGee claimed Autopilot would assist him, a perception fostered by Tesla's misleading safety statistics.
- Jury found McGee two-thirds responsible and Tesla one-third responsible for the crash due to a vehicle defect.
- Plaintiffs awarded $129 million in compensatory damages and $200 million in punitive damages.