Tesla found partially liable for a deadly 2019 crash
132d ago
Technology
Engadget

A Florida jury has found Tesla partially liable for a fatal 2019 crash involving its Autopilot system, according to The Washington Post. The verdict requires Tesla to pay $43 million in compensatory damages, with potential additional punitive damages. The case centered on driver George McGee, whose use of Autopilot allegedly led him to be inattentive, resulting in a collision that killed Naibel Benavides Leon and severely injured Dillon Angulo. Tesla's defense argued against liability, but the jury determined that the Autopilot system contributed to the accident.