A jury in Florida has found Tesla partly liable for a deadly 2019 crash involving its Autopilot system, ordering the electric car company to pay $243 million in punitive and compensatory damages. The jury’s decision was rendered on Friday, Aug. 1, The New York Times, the Associated Press and CBS News reported, following a trial that began in July.

Tesla was found partially liable for the role its Autopilot system played in a fatal 2019 crash in Florida Friday. A jury ruled the automaker’s technology was to blame for the crash that killed a woman and severely injured a man; it ordered the company to pay $243 million in damages, according to a report by the Washington Post.

(Reuters) -A Florida jury on Friday found Tesla liable to pay $243 million to victims of a 2019 fatal crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S, a verdict that could encourage more legal action against Elon Musk's electric vehicle company.