In a Miami federal court, a jury found Tesla partially liable for a wrongful death related to its Autopilot system. George McGee was driving a Tesla Model S on Autopilot when he ran a stop sign, leading to an accident that killed Naibel Benavides and severely injured Dillon Angulo. The jury determined McGee was two-thirds responsible for the crash, but Tesla was found to share one-third liability for selling a defective vehicle. $129 million in compensatory damages and $200 million in punitive damages were awarded to the plaintiffs, setting a legal precedent for future cases.
The jury found that while McGee was two-thirds responsible for the crash, Tesla bore a third of the responsibility for selling a vehicle 'with a defect that was a legal cause of damage'.
George McGee, operating his Tesla Model S using Autopilot, ran past a stop sign and struck a pair of people stargazing, resulting in Naibel Benavides' death.
This was the first time a jury found against Tesla in a wrongful death case involving its Autopilot driver assistance system, leading to $329 million in damages.
McGee believed Autopilot would assist him during driving, which raises questions about Tesla's marketing and the system's safety as perceived by users.
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