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Legally, who is liable for a self-driving car which makes a mistake? Let's say it's egregious, and clearly the fault of the car, and it say kills someone?
by nixpulvis 1y ago
Legally, who is liable for a self-driving car which makes a mistake? Let's say it's egregious, and clearly the fault of the car, and it say kills someone?
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> Legally, who is liable for a self-driving car which makes a mistake? Waymo? How is this ambiguous. Waymo makes the car, writes the software and operates the vehicle.
- orev 1y agoThe only option is the owner of the vehicle, who would hopefully have insurance like any other vehicle owner.
- nixpulvis 1y agoWhat if it was shown to be comparable to a case of vehicular manslaughter?
- platevoltage 1y agoI'm sure it will go like every other time a corporation causes the death of a person.
- standardUser 1y agoIn California, at least, Waymo is required to have $5 million in liability insurance. And the state has a law holding the manufacturer responsible in lieu of a driver. Though this setup has barely been tested since there have been so few incidents and the only "major" one (in CA) is still in court.