My initial reaction to the headline was something along the lines of “ugh, this is awful, I can never own anything anymore.” Then I thought about it some more.

My initial reaction to the headline was something along the lines of “ugh, this is awful, I can never own anything anymore.” Then I thought about it some more. I would be 100% okay with this if Volkswagon is taking responsibility for damage caused by accidents. It makes sense that way, because every additional hour on the road adds additional risk for VW. Whereas if I owned the self-driving software (as part of the car), I would probably expect to still be culpable in an accident. It wasn’t my fault, sure, but it was my equipment. Whether the real world will sort itself out so logically is another matter.