In this case the judgement is so extreme because the judge had no tolerance for Tesla lying in relation to the server logs' existence and what they contained (n

In this case the judgement is so extreme because the judge had no tolerance for Tesla lying in relation to the server logs' existence and what they contained (namely that is was indeed their autopilot that was in full control, had been in full control for almost half an hour, and was not worried at all/not issuing warnings, at the time of the crash)