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I think the legal issues are underestimated here. Who is liable if your driverless Civic drives you into a tree? What if it runs over a pedestrian? Honda? Goog

by apike 15y ago

I think the legal issues are underestimated here. Who is liable if your driverless Civic drives you into a tree? What if it runs over a pedestrian? Honda? Google? You? Driverless cars could dramatically reduce the dangers of driving, but it's a lot more complicated if a machine learning algorithm kills somebody than if a mistaken human being does.

blrgeek 15y ago
That's a poor argument. All it needs is for someone to take liability. If you own the driverless car, then you buy the insurance. If it's leased from a pool, then they buy the insurance. The software vendor for their part take an over-arching insurance on software errors across thousands of cars. Done deal. Today if you have a 20 year old your premium is higher. Tomorrow if you have a driverless car, your premium might be low even if you have a 16 yr old. Parents buying a first car might just buy a driverless car for a lower insurance premium & the safety of not having the kid drive!