It should be noted that Mercedes accepts liability for accidents involving their self-driving cars [1]. This is a very different approach from Tesla [2]. Tesla'

It should be noted that Mercedes accepts liability for accidents involving their self-driving cars [1]. This is a very different approach from Tesla [2]. Tesla's irresponsible approach is impacting other more responsible companies because it is lowering consumer confidence in self-driving cars. [1] https://www.kbb.com/car-news/mercedes-well-be-liable-for-self-driving-cars/ https://www.kbb.com/car-news/mercedes-well-be-liable-for-sel... [2] https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/17/magazine/tesla-autopilot-self-driving-elon-musk.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/17/magazine/tesla-autopilot-... Excerpt from [2]: "The Autopilot kept Riad’s Tesla at a steady speed as it approached the stoplight that marked the end of the freeway and the beginning of Artesia Boulevard. According to a witness, the light was red, but the car drove straight through the intersection, striking a Honda Civic. Riad had only minor injuries, but the two people in the Civic, Gilberto Alcazar Lopez and Maria Guadalupe Nieves, died at the scene. Their families said that they were on a first date."