There is no problem. They both can be. The owner is responsible for the car they put out in the road. The maker (software, hardware, hell even the retailer) wi

There is no problem. They both can be. The owner is responsible for the car they put out in the road. The maker (software, hardware, hell even the retailer) will be liable under products liability for any flaws in the design. There will be some debate about negligence and autonomous car crashes. But you don't even have to pass laws. Courts will just make the rules up as they go along. It's the beauty of the common law system. Judges fill in the gaps when new fact patterns are applied. I'm guessing car companies will end up paying for it because they have the big pockets and they can best handle it. I'm not sure there aren't big technical problems still ahead. The stupid Uber app won't stop sending drivers down alleys in Washington DC. LOL at there being a computer driver in the next 10 years.