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So if a cab gets in an accident, then the person who hail'd the cab should be liable? What if it is an autonomous cab? If an automated elevator fails and kill

So if a cab gets in an accident, then the person who hail'd the cab should be liable? What if it is an autonomous cab? If an automated elevator fails and kills someone, is the person that pushed the call button liable? This is something that I really don't like about our society, the fact that someone "must" take be responsible. When someone goes on a shooting spree, of course they should go to jail. But if they die in the process of committing their crime, there is almost always an outcry for the next person in line to be responsible.

ndespres 8y ago
We have rules about elevators. There are elevator inspectors who regularly certify elevator safety, and they are liable if they falsely attest as to its good working order. The owner of the building is also responsible for maintaining their own elevator. There isn't anything the passenger of an elevator can do to meaningfully affect its operation or safety. I suppose if you knew there was someone working in the elevator shaft and you pushed the button to hurt them, you would be responsible for that. We have rules about motor vehicle operation. The operator is responsible. If you are the passenger in the back seat of a cab, the driver is responsible, not the passenger. If there is nobody else and you are the pilot of an autonomous vehicle, you have to assume responsibility for your vehicle and its actions.
- TotempaaltJ 8y ago
  /Or/ we take the way less insane course of action and regulate AV safety, like we do elevators and airplanes?