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> I mean whose auto insurance(both collision and more importantly liability) has a clause that lets anyone hook up a random after market self driving toolkit to
by elicash 6y ago
> I mean whose auto insurance(both collision and more importantly liability) has a clause that lets anyone hook up a random after market self driving toolkit to their car.
On the one hand, if I get wasted and crash my car into a tree, insurers will generally cover that even though I was negligent. On the other hand, if I get cheaper home insurance by lying about having smoke detectors, and my house burns down, I might be in violation of the contract and not be covered.
So it seems like where this SHOULD end up is that insurers could charge more (or less as it gets better) for driving with these features. That said, I wouldn't fault an insurance company for not wanting to cover a system that says in all caps, as the linked article points out, "THIS IS ALPHA QUALITY SOFTWARE FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY." I'd possibly equate that warning to somebody who got into an accident after doing research on how well they could drive steering with their teeth, and it'd make me consider broadening the definition of "intentional" damage.