Miami Jury Holds Tesla Partly Liable for a Fatal Autopilot Crash
Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse, 400, North Miami Avenue, Torch of Friendship, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, 33128, United States
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CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterCNBC[1][4], 1 August 2025: 'A jury in Miami has determined that Tesla should be held partly liable for a fatal 2019 Autopilot crash'; the court's minute entry records 'Jury Trial completed on 8/1/2025 ... Jury verdict reached'.
A federal jury in Miami found Tesla 33% responsible for a 2019 Key Largo crash in which a Model S on Enhanced Autopilot killed Naibel Benavides Leon, leaving Tesla owing about $242.5 million including $200 million in punitive damages.
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