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We deal with that issue today. Who is liable when brakes fail? It's usually determined on a case-by-case basis. Why would this system be any different?
by jfager 16y ago
We deal with that issue today. Who is liable when brakes fail? It's usually determined on a case-by-case basis. Why would this system be any different?
- ajays 16y agoFailure is one aspect. But what if there's a bug? Suppose there's an extreme edge case where a bicyclists fluorescent jacket appears as a road to the car; so the car chases down the cyclist and runs him over. This is not a hardware failure, but an active decision made by the car to cause injury to a person. So in such a situation, who would be responsible? I guess it is a question for technolawyers to decide.
- jfager 16y agoHow is that not a system failure? Because the car has some kind of intent? Well, we have an analogue for that today, too: who gets punished when a dog attacks someone? I'm not saying there are no details to work out. I'm just saying that it's not some unfathomable chasm we have to cross. We deal with similar questions all the time right now.
- Someone 16y agoI guess this could be different just because 'the public' does not accept it to be the same. That may be irrational, but it also is quite natural. We accept traffic deaths more than plane crashes, invest disproportionately in research on some diseases, etc.