On Friday, a jury in Miami said Tesla was lying in a deadly 2019 accident in Florida Keys, and ordered the electric vehicle firm to pay $ 243 million (€ 209 million) to the family of the deceased victim and his injured lover.
Why did the jury find Tesla responsible for the deadly accident?
In 2019, a driver in a Tesla model S went through a crossroads and went into a couple that stood next to his parking Chevrolet Tao. Nibel Benwides Leone, who was 22 years old, was heavy in a collision with her lover Dillian fingers.
Jury said Tesla is partially responsible for death as its autopylot technology failed.
“Tesla designed the autopylot for only controlled-control highways, yet deliberately selected the drivers not to ban it from using it anywhere else, as well as Elon Musk said that the world autopylot worked better than humans, Brett Shreyiber, In Attorony, the most rich person said, the rich person in the world, the world’s man Are.
Shreyibar stated that the order “represents Nibel’s tragic death and justice for Dillon’s lifetime injuries.”
Tesla will have to pay $ 200 million in the contrast damage, with 33% ($ 43 million) of $ 129 million in compensatory damage.
Tesla’s driver was looking for his phone after falling on the vehicle floor, when a deadly accident occurred. The court argued that the autopylot system should disable bees after the driver was distracted.
The driver allegedly received no alert as he used to run a stop sign and prevent the light before killing the victims’ SUVs.
How did Tesla react to the decision?
Tesla plans to appeal to the verdict, and said that the driver is completely responsible for the accident.
“Today’s decision is incorrect,” the electric vehicle company said, “Saying that” only to return motor vehicle safety and endanger Tesla and develop and implement lifestyle technology, threatens the efforts of the entire industry. ”
Tesla has stated that drivers using autopylats still need to be fully attacked when driving and holding their hands on the steering wheel.
“Autopylot is a driver aid system that is purified only with a completely attacked driver,” Tesla said on his website“This is not a gymnasium tesla in a completely autonomous vehicle.”
Following Miami’s decision, Tesla Stock fell by 1.83% on Nasdac. This is the first time Tesla was killed with damage after testing on autopylot functions of his vehicles, the first suit was rejected or resolved outside the court.
Edited by: Rana Taha
