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A federal court jury in Miami found Tesla partially responsible for a fatal 2019 crash involving the use of the company’s Autopilot driver assistance system. The jury determined that both the driver and Tesla shared blame for the accident, which resulted in the death of a pedestrian and severe injuries to the driver’s boyfriend.
Tesla was ordered to pay punitive damages, along with compensatory damages, totaling around $242.5 million. This verdict marks one of the first legal decisions against Tesla regarding its driver assistance technology.
The lead attorney for the plaintiffs criticized Tesla for allowing the use of Autopilot outside of controlled access highways, leading to dangerous situations like the one that caused the fatal crash. Tesla, on the other hand, plans to appeal the verdict, citing errors in the trial process and defending the safety of its technology.
The trial shed light on the dangers of overreliance on driver assistance systems like Autopilot, a concern that government officials and even Tesla CEO Elon Musk have acknowledged in the past. Despite these criticisms, Tesla continues to develop and promote its Full Self-Driving system, even as it faces legal challenges over the safety of its existing technologies.
