Leader of DOGE's company (Tesla) rejects $60 million settlement in Autopilot case that ultimately cost it 4 times that amount

[CaughtInThe]

"Geniuses". The government (which helps MAGAs too) is being torn apart by "geniuses".



"Jurors awarded the estate of Naibel Benavides Leon, who was killed, and her boyfriend Dillon Angulo, who was seriously injured, a combined $129 million in compensatory damages, plus $200 million in punitive damages. Tesla was held liable for 33% of the compensatory damages, or $42.6 million, and all of the punitive damages."

Tesla rejected $60 million settlement in Autopilot case that ultimately cost it 4 times that amount

The company was ordered to pay $243 million in punitive and compensatory damages by a Miami jury.

www.theverge.com

 

[Napoleon]

Civil juries are governed by feelings not logic. What else is new.

 

[SCrider]

Tesla's board needs to remove its cancer from his role there.

 

[Craig234]

Tesla's board needs to remove its cancer from his role there.

They just gave him another $27 billion payment IIRC.

 

[roberthughey]

Civil juries are governed by feelings not logic. What else is new.

Tesla probably might have thought they could win the case.

 

[SCrider]

Tesla probably might have thought they could win the case.

they were wrong

 

[Napoleon]

Tesla probably might have thought they could win the case.

Yeah, this is just a typical case of people going after a party with the deepest pockets rather than the person responsible.

 

[CaughtInThe]

Yeah, this is just a typical case of people going after a party with the deepest pockets rather than the person responsible.

Yeah, it had nothing to do with the dead woman in the pic.

 

[SCrider]

Yeah, this is just a typical case of people going after a party with the deepest pockets rather than the person responsible.

Their autopilot system is a wonky POS. They are an easy target there.

 

[Napoleon]

Their autopilot system is a wonky POS. They are an easy target there.

All the more reason why the person sitting in the driver seat should have done something other than let it happen.

 

[SCrider]

All the more reason why the person sitting in the driver seat should have done something other than let it happen.

They built it and pushed the government to allow its use. It's on them as much as the person driving.
They should either pay up or recall every last one of these vehicles.