A jury orders Tesla to pay more than $240 million in Autopilot crash
MoneyWatch Tesla ordered to pay $200 million in punitive damages over fatal crash
Updated on: August 1, 2025 / 6:12 PM EDT / CBS News Tesla was found partly liable in a wrongful death case involving the electric vehicle company's Autopilot system, with a jury awarding the plaintiffs $200 million in punitive damages plus additional money in compensatory damages.
What we ultimately learned from self drive computer is that the vehicle 100% knew that it was about to run off the roadway, through a stop sign, through a blinking red light, through a parked car and through a pedestrian, yet did nothing other than shut itself off when the crash was unavoidable," said Adam Boumel, one of the plaintiffs' attorneys.
Tesla ordered to pay $200 million in punitive damages over fatal crash - CBS News
Just what I want a car that can go 250 miles before stopping for a recharge. Plus a self driving one. It should announce 'hold yer beer tight were going in.'
MoneyWatch Tesla ordered to pay $200 million in punitive damages over fatal crash
Updated on: August 1, 2025 / 6:12 PM EDT / CBS News Tesla was found partly liable in a wrongful death case involving the electric vehicle company's Autopilot system, with a jury awarding the plaintiffs $200 million in punitive damages plus additional money in compensatory damages.
What we ultimately learned from self drive computer is that the vehicle 100% knew that it was about to run off the roadway, through a stop sign, through a blinking red light, through a parked car and through a pedestrian, yet did nothing other than shut itself off when the crash was unavoidable," said Adam Boumel, one of the plaintiffs' attorneys.
Tesla ordered to pay $200 million in punitive damages over fatal crash - CBS News
Just what I want a car that can go 250 miles before stopping for a recharge. Plus a self driving one. It should announce 'hold yer beer tight were going in.'
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