A Tesla drives past the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Miami, where a civil trial began in mid-July in which plaintiffs are seeking to hold the electric vehicle maker liable for a fatal accident they blame in part on Tesla’s autopilot system. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) By Trisha Thadani and Francisco Alvarado

A jury found Tesla partially liable for a fatal 2019 crash in Key Largo, Florida, and slapped the company with $243 million indamages, a stunning rebuke for CEO Elon Musk’s company, which for years has avoided responsibility when its technology is involved in a crash.

After less than a day of deliberation, the eight-person jury ruled that Tesla’s driver assistance technology was partially to blame for enabling the driver, George McGee, to momentarily take his eyes of

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