They try to cover their ass. But still, if it would have been even fully fitted Level 5 self-driving car, it is still a test car and the test-driver is explici

They try to cover their ass. But still, if it would have been even fully fitted Level 5 self-driving car, it is still a test car and the test-driver is explicitly there to take over in cases when it fails. In any case, the driver here is still fully responsible.