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title: "Court rejects Tesla's bid to overturn $243M Autopilot verdict"
description: "A U.S. judge ruled Tesla must still pay $243 million over a 2019 crash involving Autopilot."
url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/tesla-loses-bid-overturn-243-million-autopilot-verdict
language: en # English
type: news
published: 2026-02-20T17:37:00.000Z
updated: 2026-11-01T23:27:59.000Z
author: "Osamah Ismail"
author_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/author/1
section: "Computers"
tags: ["Tesla","Autopilot","court"]
sources: ["TechCrunch","U.S. District Court order"]
image: https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/tesla-autopilot-2-a09422fa.jpg
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  ar: https://kurddevelopers.com/ar/news/tesla-loses-bid-overturn-243-million-autopilot-verdict
publisher: Kurd Developers
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# Court rejects Tesla's bid to overturn $243M Autopilot verdict

> A U.S. judge ruled Tesla must still pay $243 million over a 2019 crash involving Autopilot.

![Image: Tesla](https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/tesla-autopilot-2-a09422fa.jpg)

## The ruling

Judge Beth Bloom in Florida denied Tesla's request to overturn the $243 million jury verdict. The order says: "Tesla does not present additional arguments or controlling law that persuades this Court to alter its earlier decisions."

## The case

- In 2019, a Tesla using Autopilot crashed in Florida.
- Naibel Benavides was killed and Dillon Angulo was injured.
- In August 2025, the jury assigned two-thirds of the blame to the driver and one-third to Tesla.
- Punitive damages were assessed against Tesla only.

## Why it matters

It is one of the largest court verdicts against Tesla's Autopilot system and could influence similar cases.

**Sources:** TechCrunch, U.S. District Court order

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Published by [Kurd Developers](https://kurddevelopers.com/) on 2026-02-20. Cite as: “Court rejects Tesla's bid to overturn $243M Autopilot verdict”, Kurd Developers, https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/tesla-loses-bid-overturn-243-million-autopilot-verdict