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Tesla Autopilot Fatal Crash Compensation Set at $243 Million — How Ad Language Redefines Automotive Liability

A U.S. federal court finalized $243 million in damages against Tesla for a 2019 fatal crash involving Autopilot. The jury found Tesla's marketing language misled consumers about the system's capabilities, assigning the company 33% of the blame and imposing $200 million in punitive damages.

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Date it happened
2019-04-25
Organisation involved
Tesla
Product, system or model
Autopilot
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