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> Why does anyone drive any car when the manufacturer isn't liable for mechanical failures that could cause a crash? Manufacturers absolutely are liable if the
by bobsomers 5y ago
> Why does anyone drive any car when the manufacturer isn't liable for mechanical failures that could cause a crash?
Manufacturers absolutely are liable if there is a design problem. This is the entire reason recalls exist.
One could certainly argue that Tesla's laissez faire attitude toward autopilot safety constitutes a systems engineering design failure, making it grounds for a recall.
- xxpor 5y agoThey're not liable when the componets are used outside of their reasonable limits. You don't see recalls for shocks that fail after 200,000 miles, and leaving the driver's seat entirely should fall under that bucket too.