Tesla asks court to toss wrongful death verdict that cost it $243 million

Here is a 184-word summary of the news article: Tesla is asking a court to overturn a $243 million jury verdict that found its Autopilot software contributed to a fatal 2019 crash. The lawsuit was filed by the families of 22-year-old Naibel Benavides, who was killed, and her boyfriend Dillon Angulo, who was injured, when a Model S driver crashed into them. Tesla's lawyers argue the driver bore full responsibility and that the verdict "flies in the face of basic Florida tort law." They claim the plaintiffs should not have been allowed to present evidence of statements by Tesla CEO Elon Musk about the capabilities of Autopilot. The lawyers also denied accusations that Tesla withheld camera data from police investigating the crash. Plaintiff attorney Brett Schreiber said the jury's decision rightly held Tesla accountable for the "defective technology" and "misrepresentations" about Autopilot's capabilities. Schreiber expressed confidence the court will uphold the verdict, which he said serves as an indictment of Tesla's "reckless and unsafe development" of Autopilot, not the broader autonomous vehicle industry.