>But Volvo, which last year became the first car company to proclaim it will accept liability for crashes that occur because of flaws in its autonomous technolo

>But Volvo, which last year became the first car company to proclaim it will accept liability for crashes that occur because of flaws in its autonomous technology, >allowing motorists to enable self-driving with a switch. When it’s activated, the car would operate in fully automated fashion, never asking drivers to remain on guard. I could go for a "self driving is on, not my fault" model. If insurance rates are lower for a car with self driving features, then that 10k extra doesn't seem as bad. I imagine the actual hardware doesn't cost too much so in the long term should be able to be standard in all vehicles.