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特斯拉被判支付佛罗里达自动驾驶事故案2.43亿美元赔偿
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迈阿密陪审团认定特斯拉对2019年涉及其自动驾驶技术的致命事故负有部分责任，判令公司支付超过2.4亿美元的赔偿金。特斯拉计划对该裁决提出上诉。
迈阿密联邦陪审团认定，特斯拉对2019年佛罗里达基拉戈发生的一起事故负有部分责任，该事故导致22岁的Naibel Benavides Leon死亡，其男友Dillon Angulo重伤，事发时车辆的自动驾驶辅助系统处于启用状态。陪审团判令特斯拉支付2.43亿美元赔偿金，其中包括2亿美元的惩罚性赔偿和4300万美元的补偿性赔偿，认定该公司技术存在缺陷，责任不能完全归咎于分心驾驶的司机。司机George McGee承认事故发生时因使用手机而分心，但原告方辩称，特斯拉的自动驾驶系统在检测到分心时应当自动关闭，且不应在事故发生的乡村道路上启用。案件还涉及受害者家属指控特斯拉隐瞒或丢失与事故相关的关键数据，这些数据后来由原告聘请的法医专家恢复。特斯拉表示，关于证据存在的问题是一个诚实的错误。受害者的妹妹Neima Benavides表示，裁决带来了正义，而特斯拉则坚持认为该判决错误，将阻碍拯救生命的汽车技术的发展。特斯拉在声明中称：“今天的裁决是错误的，只会倒退汽车安全，危及特斯拉及整个行业开发和实施拯救生命技术的努力。”特斯拉计划对该判决提出上诉，并指出一项庭前协议可能减少其最终支付的金额。此案引起了汽车行业的关注，因为它可能对自动驾驶和半自动驾驶系统的发展产生更广泛的影响。
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A federal jury in Miami found Tesla partially liable for a 2019 crash in Key Largo, Florida, that killed 22-year-old Naibel Benavides Leon and seriously injured her boyfriend, Dillon Angulo, while the vehicle's Autopilot driver assist system was engaged.
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The jury ordered Tesla to pay $243 million in damages, including $200 million in punitive damages and $43 million in compensatory damages.
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The driver, George McGee, admitted to being distracted by his cellphone at the time of the crash.
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The plaintiffs argued that Tesla's Autopilot system should have disengaged when it detected distraction and should not have been operable on the rural road where the incident occurred.
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The case also involved allegations from the victims' families that Tesla withheld or lost key data related to the crash, which was later recovered by a forensic expert hired by the plaintiffs.
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Tesla stated it had made an honest mistake regarding the existence of the evidence.
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Tesla plans to appeal the decision and noted that a pre-trial agreement could reduce the amount it ultimately pays.
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