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This is easily solvable. Manufacturers will take out umbrella liability policies to immunize them from lawsuits relating to self-driving failures. In order to p
by URSpider94 6y ago
This is easily solvable. Manufacturers will take out umbrella liability policies to immunize them from lawsuits relating to self-driving failures. In order to price these policies, insurers will perform their own due diligence of the self-driving packages. The armies of lawyers employed by the auto makers will develop a boilerplate legal defense that will make massive lawsuits impractical, and most victims will settle out of court.
Alternately, your own auto liability insurance will include coverage for your car’s automaton, and again it will be priced based on risk. For most people, the premium will be lower than if they drive themselves, as the risk will be lower.
- melomal 6y agoVW is setup to do just that with their goliath bank: https://www.vwfs.pl/ https://www.vwfs.pl/ - I would imagine this is where the larger brands may come into their own with larger legislation and legality issues. VW provides a whole range of financial offerings.
- martin8412 6y agoWon't work most places except for the US. Contracts are almost always different for the EEA since you can't legally sign away your rights here. Want to start a class action lawsuit? Go for it. The company might say you've waived that right, but any such clause is null and void.
- URSpider94 6y agoNowhere do I mention anyone signing away their liability. This doesn’t require any kind of click-through license or arbitration clause. The manufacturers will be fully open to being sued, they’ll just have an insurance policy that pays out if they lose. If autonomous vehicles are safer than human drivers, then ultimately they are going to be safer to ensure.