Tesla to Appeal Jury Verdict that Held It Partially Liable for Fatal Crash

Tesla to appeal jury verdict that held it partially liable for fatal crash

Tesla will appeal a recent jury verdict that held it partially liable for a fatal crash that occurred in Key Largo, Florida, in 2019. An eight-person jury ruled that Tesla’s driver assistance technology was at least partially to blame for a crash when a vehicle driven by George McGee went off the road and hit a couple, killing a 22-year-old and injuring the other. The jury found that Tesla’s tech was found to enable McGee to take his eyes off th…

Jury says Tesla was partly to blame for fatal crash - West Hawaii Today

A Florida jury found Friday that flaws in Tesla’s self-driving software were partly to blame for a crash that killed a 22-year-old woman in 2019 and severely injured her boyfriend. The verdict is a significant setback for the carmaker, which is staking much of its future on developing self-driving taxis.

Jury finds Tesla partially liable in fatal Autopilot crash

A jury in Florida has found Tesla partially liable for a fatal crash in that state and ordered them to pay $200 million in damages. NBC News' Dana Griffin reports on the case and the jury's decision.