Tesla Fined $243 Million by Florida Jury in Autopilot Crash Lawsuit

The company warned the verdict threatened the automobile industry and said it plans on appealing it.
Tesla Fined $243 Million by Florida Jury in Autopilot Crash Lawsuit
The logo of Tesla at a Tesla Super Charging station in Saint-Herblain near Nantes, France, on March 27, 2025. Stephane Mahe/Reuters
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Tesla shares responsibility for an accident involving its vehicle’s Autopilot system, and must pay $243 million as compensation, a jury from the District Court, Southern District of Florida, said in an Aug. 1 verdict.
The case stems from a collision involving a 2019 Tesla Model S equipped with automatic driving features, in which Tesla’s Autopilot allowed the car to “navigate without driver input,” according to a June 30 court document.
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