The Miami jury held that Tesla bore significant responsibility because its driver assist technology failed and that not all the blame can be put on a self-admitted reckless driver.

Tesla has been ordered to pay $243m in a landmark lawsuit concerning a fatal crash involving its Autopilot system in Florida, US, in 2019. A federal jury in Miami attributed 33% of the responsibility for the collision to Tesla after a Model S failed to stop at a sign and collided with a Chevrolet Tahoe.

The company's self-driving technology failed to prevent a 2019 crash which killed a 22-year-old woman and severely injured her boyfriend in Florida.