A jury in Miami has found Tesla liable for $243 million in damages over a fatal crash involving the company’s Autopilot driver assistance system in 2019. As Elon Musk hopes to expand his robotaxi operations and sell more cars with “Full Self-Driving” systems, the verdict represents a major stumbling block to the EV giant.

Bloomberg reports that in a significant legal setback for Tesla, a jury in Miami has ordered the electric vehicle maker to pay $243 million in damages over a fatal crash involving its Autopilot driver assistance system. The verdict, delivered on Friday, found Tesla one-third responsible for the 2019 accident that killed Naibel Benavides Leon and seriously injured her boyfriend as they stood next to their parked SUV.

The case, Benavides v. Tesla , is notable becaus

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