US EditionJury orders Tesla to pay more than $240 million in Autopilot crash case
KEY LARGO, FLORIDA, AUG 1 – A Miami federal jury found Tesla 32% liable for a 2019 crash that killed one and injured another, awarding $329 million in damages including $236 million punitive, the first such verdict in federal court.
- A federal jury in Miami found Tesla partly at fault in a lawsuit over a 2019 Autopilot crash, awarding $329 million in damages to the plaintiffs.
- The crash occurred in Key Largo, Florida, involving George McGee's Tesla Model S and resulted in the death of 22-year-old Naibel Benavides and injuries to her boyfriend, Dillon Angulo.
- Plaintiffs claimed that Tesla's driving systems had dangerous defects and that the company misled customers about its safety benefits.
- Tesla's attorneys argued that McGee's actions were the main cause of the accident and emphasized their communication efforts regarding the safe use of Autopilot.
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Tesla must pay $329 million for a deadly crash involving Autopilot, jury says
A Miami jury ordered Elon Musk’s car company on Friday to pay $329 million to victims of a deadly crash involving its Autopilot driver assist technology, opening the door to other costly lawsuits and striking a blow to Tesla’s reputation for safety
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