> Combine the two, and the regulations will be written such that it excludes Tesla and includes Waymo. The solution seems easier, if only the regulators would

> Combine the two, and the regulations will be written such that it excludes Tesla and includes Waymo. The solution seems easier, if only the regulators would pick up upon it. Under the current human driven auto regime, it is the human that is operating the machine who is liable for any and all accidents. For a self-driving car, that human driver is now a "passenger". The "operator" of the machine is the software written (or licensed) by the car maker. So the regulation that assures self-driving is up-to-snuff is: When operating in "self driving" mode, 100% of all liability for any and all accidents rests on the auto manufacturer. The reason the makers don't seem to care much about the safety of their self driving systems is that they are not the owners of the risk and liability their systems present. Make them own 100% of the risk and liability for "self driving" and all of a sudden they will very much want the self-driving systems to be 100% safe.