A Miami jury has ordered the automaker to pay up to $243 million after finding that the Tesla vehicle had a “defect.” It's the first time Tesla has been found liable in an Autopilot-related crash.

Jury deliberations have begun in a Tesla trial concerning a fatal Autopilot crash from 2019.

The jury verdict is one of the first major legal decisions about driver assistance technology that has gone against Tesla. Both Elon Musk and Tesla have spent years making claims…

Tesla must pay the plaintiffs $200 million in punitive damages, the jury said.