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Tesla Model S Autopilot crash in Key Largo on April 25, 2019 killed one person and seriously injured another, resulting in a $243 million jury verdict against Tesla now under appeal in the 11th Circuit.

Fatalitylawsuitautonomous vehicleTesla
Date of incident
2019-04-25
Location
Key Largo, Florida
Model
Tesla Model S with Autopilot (2019)
Sources
2
EscalationLawsuit

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  1. 2026-03-16Report

    Court filing (Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 26-10858)

    courtlistener.com
  2. 2026-07-20Report

    Florida AG asks court to erase Tesla’s $243M Autopilot crash verdict - Electrek

    electrek.co
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