A Florida jury on Friday found Tesla liable to pay $243 million to victims of a 2019 fatal crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S, a verdict that could encourage more legal action against Elon Musk's electric vehicle company.

A Miami jury decided that Elon Musk’s car company Tesla was partly responsible for a deadly crash in Florida involving its Autopilot driver assist technology and must pay the victims more than $240 million in damages.

In a major blow to Tesla's autonomous driving program, a Florida jury last week found the company partially (33%) liable for a fatal 2019 crash involving its Autopilot feature and ordered

Tesla is partially liable and must pay $243 million for an accident that killed a pedestrian and badly injured another, a federal jury decided on Friday.

A Florida jury instructed Tesla to pay $243 million to the family of Naibel Benavides Leon. She died in a 2019 crash involving a Tesla Model S with Au

The suit, filed in an Austin federal court, accuses Musk and Tesla of securities fraud for allegedly concealing risk related to the company's self-driving technology.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk sharply lambasted class-action lawyers on Tuesday after the EV maker was hit with a new federal lawsuit accusing the company of misleading investors about the safety and readiness of its self-driving vehicles.

A Florida jury has ordered Tesla to pay $243 million in a wrongful death lawsuit over a 2019 crash involving a Model S with Autopilot, according to Reuters. The decision marks the first time the company has been found liable in a fatal Autopilot-related case.