MIAMI — A Miami jury decided that Elon Musk's car company Tesla was partly responsible for a deadly crash in Florida involving its Autopilot driver assist technology and must pay the victims more than $200 million in punitive damages.
What You Need To Know • A Miami jury decided that Elon Musk's car company Tesla was partly responsible for a deadly crash in Florida involving its Autopilot driver assist technology and must pay the victims more than $200 million in damages • The federal jury held that Tesla bore significant responsibility because its technology failed and that not all the blame can be put on a reckless driver • The driver had been looking for a dropped cell phone when he hit a young couple out gazing at the stars • The case could encourage other crash victims to hol