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Smart manufacturers will cover this risk with third-party insurers, for some period of time: probably the vehicle warranty period. After that, it will be on the
by foobar1962 6y ago
Smart manufacturers will cover this risk with third-party insurers, for some period of time: probably the vehicle warranty period. After that, it will be on the owner to renew.
If I was one of these insurers, I'd be insisting the vehicles were maintained to an extremely high level of roadworthiness by mechanics that licensed or certified. Home DIY would be forbidden, as would any modification to the hardware or software. Think something like happens now for aircraft.
- ghaff 6y agoIt's reasonable to expect that the first generation or so of fully autonomous vehicles will be rented out and must adhere to a manufacturer-mandated update and service program or they can't be driven. You won't own them.
- foobar1962 6y agoAh, that's an interesting option. The car remains the property of the manufacturer who can control modifications and maintenance.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoYou're gonna get instantly undercut by the insurers that can accurately price the risk rather than insist their customers jump through hoops.
- BurningFrog 6y ago> After that, it will be on the owner to renew No one will pay to take responsibility for someone else's software bugs. That deal won't sell a single car.
- sokoloff 6y agoI do all of my automobile maintenance (except for replacing tires) and I do a fair amount of the routine, preventative maintenance on my airplane (which is permitted for part 91 operated aircraft). I doubt that lack of roadworthiness on DIY-maintained automobiles is a significant contributor to fatal and serious collisions. I also think most DIY-maintained cars are just as well-maintained as their same-year counterparts that only see dealerships (sometimes more as the DIY is likely to be an enthusiast and unlikely to be deterred by cost pressures relating to the $130/hr service rate).