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Tesla hit with $243 million in damages after jury finds its Autopilot feature contributed to fatal crash

Tesla hit with $243 million in damages after jury finds its Autopilot feature contributed to fatal crash
business8/1/2025

A federal court jury found Tesla partly liable on Friday in a 2019 car crash that killed a pedestrian and left another person badly injured when the car was in Autopilot mode.

MIAMI — A federal jury on Friday found Tesla partly liable in a 2019 car crash that killed a pedestrian and left another person badly injured when the car was in Autopilot mode. The jury awarded the plaintiffs $43 million in compensatory damages for ... [6156 chars]