A stunning court verdict against Tesla last week exposed significant legal risks for every carmaker deploying vehicles that increasingly drive themselves. Why it matters: For the first time, a jury found that it wasn't just the driver's negligence that caused a fatal crash in Florida.

In a major blow to Tesla's autonomous driving program, a Florida jury last week found the company partially (33%) liable for a fatal 2019 crash involving its Autopilot feature and ordered

A Miami jury decided that Elon Musk’s car company Tesla was partly responsible for a deadly crash in Florida involving its Autopilot driver assist technology and must pay the victims more than $240 million in damages.