US EditionTesla Verdict Rocked by Hacker-Recovered Data in Fatal Autopilot Crash Case
Tesla contests $243 million verdict in 2019 Florida crash where Autopilot failure and driver distraction caused fatal injuries, with recovered vehicle data pivotal in trial outcome.
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Hacker uncovers ‘missing’ Tesla Autopilot data in deadly crash, triggering $243M verdict to victims’ families
Verdict held Tesla 33% liable for the Key Largo wreck that killed Naibel Benavides Leon, 22, and left her boyfriend, Dillon Angulo, seriously injured.
Report: Hacker Discovered Data on Fatal Tesla Crash
In April of 2019, a Tesla Model S with the Autopilot feature struck a parked car on the side of the road in Key Largo, Florida, killing one person standing beside it and injuring another. In August, a jury ruled that Tesla must pay $243 million in damages — a ruling handed down after, as Reuters reported, Tesla passed on settling the case for $60 million. That isn’t the only interesting wrinkle in the case, however — there’s also the matter of w…
After facing several judgments about Autopilot failures, Tesla has lost a very important one, with a very heavy fine, and now the details are discovered.
Tesla verdict rocked by hacker-recovered data in fatal autopilot crash case
New revelations are emerging following a landmark $243 million verdict against Tesla earlier this month — and they involve an unlikely player in the courtroom battle: an anonymous hacker.
Tesla claims there was no significant data on fatal crashes caused by Autopilot, but hackers recover data from the vehicle
In 2019, a Tesla Model S driver using the Autopilot function took his eyes off the vehicle while driving, resulting in two fatalities and injuries. Tesla had announced that it did not possess any important electronic data from the time of the collision. However, when the plaintiffs suing Tesla asked a hacker to recover data from a chip recovered from the vehicle, the hacker revealed that electronic data from the time of the accident still existe…
Tesla appeals $243 million verdict in fatal Autopilot crash suit - Los Angeles Weekly Times
Dillon Angulo, 33, looks at a roadside memorial sign reading “Drive Safely In Memory Naibel Benavidez” next to the site of a car crash where a Tesla driver using Autopilot killed her, and left him catastrophically injured in 2019, on Aug. 12, 2025, in Key Largo, Florida. Eva Marie Uzcategui | The Washington Post | Getty Images Tesla has filed a motion to appeal the verdict in a product liability and wrongful death lawsuit that could cost the co…
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