Judge upholds $243M verdict against Tesla in Autopilot crash that killed woman

A federal judge rejected Tesla’s request to overturn a $243 million jury verdict over the 2019 crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S, which killed a 22-year-old woman and severely injured her boyfriend.In a decision made public on Friday, US District Judge Beth Bloom in Miami said the evidence at trial “more than supported” the August 2025 verdict, and Tesla raised no new arguments to set the verdict aside.Tesla, led by Elon Musk, is expected to appeal. Its lawyers did not immediately respond to requests f ...