Blow to Elon Musk as US court refuses to scrap $243 million payout ruling in Tesla autopilot crash case by Live mint | February 20, 2026 9:10 pm | Indian Stocks, Market, News A federal judge has denied Tesla’s request to scrap $243 million payout to victims of a 2019 crash involving an Autopilot Model S, stating that the trial evidence supported the verdict and Tesla did not present new arguments.