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I think the question is what happens when the first accident happens caused by autonomous car. US law is not really forgiving in this regard.
by StreamBright 9y ago
I think the question is what happens when the first accident happens caused by autonomous car. US law is not really forgiving in this regard.
- tempestn 9y agoPeople assumed it would be huge news the first time a car crashed while driving autonomously too though, and it turned out people barely noticed. I'm sure this stuff will need to get figured out, but I don't think it will necessarily be a huge incident the first time there's an accident without someone in the driver's seat. Presumably the first of these vehicles to be deployed will be fleet cars and such and will have specially tailored insurance policies; by the time it's individual owners, the legality will probably be somewhat settled (although there probably will eventually be elements litigated).
- dx034 9y agoIn that case the manufacturer (or their insurance) will pay for it. Let that be $10m if someone dies, maybe a bit less if someone gets seriously hurt. Even if it's a multiple of that, that's in no relation to the cost of the programme. As long as they demonstrate that their cars are still a magnitude safer than other cars, paying fines will be enough.
- davidkuhta 9y agoYeah I was curious how the responsibility aspect of autonomous vehicles might work. If I as the consumer own the car and it hurts someone while driving autonomously am I at fault or would the manufacturer be at fault. It seems like this would be an industry paradigm shift if manufacturers were to take on liability for products performing as expected in a world of the unexpected (so to speak).