A federal court has denied Tesla’s bid to avoid paying a massive $243 million judgment related to a deadly 2019 accident involving one of the company’s self-driving Model S vehicles.
U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom in Miami made her ruling public this past Friday, stating that the trial evidence “more than supported” the jury’s original verdict. The judge noted that Tesla failed to present any fresh arguments that would justify overturning the substantial financial award to the crash victims’ families.
The case centers on a fatal collision in 2019 that involved Tesla’s Autopilot technology, which has faced increasing scrutiny over safety concerns in recent years.
