
Tesla to pay more than $200 million in damages after being found partly liable for fatal Autopilot crash
Jay Peters
created: Aug. 1, 2025, 8:57 p.m. | updated: Aug. 2, 2025, 2:43 p.m.
A federal jury in Florida found Tesla partly liable for a deadly 2019 crash involving Tesla’s Autopilot driver assist software, according to reports from The New York Times and CNBC.
Tesla has been ordered to pay $200 million in punitive damages and about $43 million in compensatory damages, CBS News reports.
Tesla’s Autopilot feature is designed to control a vehicle’s steering and brakes; however, some argue that the EV-maker has misled drivers about its cars’ capabilities.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles, for example, has accused Tesla of falsely advertising its Autopilot and Full-Self Driving capabilities as autonomous driving features.
McGee told the jury he thought Autopilot “would protect him and prevent a serious crash if he made a mistake,” according to the NYT.
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