R. Scott Pert<p>1/3<br>Tesla's robotaxi ambitions may be in jeopardy after a Florida jury found the company’s Autopilot system defective in a fatal 2019 crash. The court ordered Tesla to pay $243 million to the victims, marking a rare and significant legal loss for the company. Tesla maintains the driver was at fault and plans to appeal. The outcome raises questions about the safety and reliability of Tesla’s self-driving tech. <br><a href="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-08-05/Autopilot-verdict-threatens-Tesla-s-robotaxi-ambitions-1FB0rRSNUxG/p.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.cgtn.com/news/2025-08-05/</span><span class="invisible">Autopilot-verdict-threatens-Tesla-s-robotaxi-ambitions-1FB0rRSNUxG/p.html</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Autopilot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autopilot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Robotaxi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Robotaxi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/SelfDriving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfDriving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a></p>