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Unfortunately the liability is too high for them to start taking passengers without thorough. The idea is pretty clever. People paying to be guinea pigs. Sure
by bob_theslob646 8y ago
Unfortunately the liability is too high for them to start taking passengers without thorough.
The idea is pretty clever. People paying to be guinea pigs.
Sure if people signed off, it would reduce some of the liability but that's still the golden question: who's responsible if something happens?
- ghaff 8y agoIANAL but seems pretty obvious. If I'm just sitting in some company's product and it causes harm to me or someone else, it's 100% on the company. Of course, anyone can be sued for anything but the idea that I could be criminally negligent because an autonomous vehicle I'm sitting in (whether car or train) killed someone seems absurd.
- jacksmith21006 8y agoWaymo has insurance from Munich Re. Do not think liability problem. https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2017/12/20/474893.htm https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2017/12/20/47... Startup Trov, Munich Re to Insure Riders of Waymo's Self-Driving ...
- tlrobinson 8y agoYou can insure just about anything. At some point Waymo will be able to show the risk is low enough that insurance will be economical, if it’s not already.