I have said all along….who is liable when a self driving car kills someone? There are so many ways this can happen. Unfortunately, it seems to be making the case that if you get killed or damaged property because of this feature - it will lead to, it’s nobody’s fault and everyone is now responsible for their own damages no matter how bad…
I have said all along….who is liable when a self driving car kills someone? There are so many ways this can happen. Unfortunately, it seems to be making the case that if you get killed or damaged property because of this feature - it will lead to, it’s nobody’s fault and everyone is now responsible for their own damages no matter how bad those damages are. Which plays into the notion that nobody has to be responsible for themselves as is the case these days. 😔
Eventually, when we have more autonomous vehicles, there will be ONE auto liability policy held by each Car Mfg. It will be for “products liability” for their software, since that’s how the car ‘runs’. If there is a computer glitch, it will be the manufacturer/software design insurance policy that pays the claim. The owner of the car will pay into that policy.
This has been discussed for many years in the insurance area. Many personal auto liability carriers are concerned they will lose their market.
On the brighter side, we’d be able to move goods faster and more efficiently with autonomous 18 wheelers. The trucking industry is down 80,000 drivers or half their average amount of drivers. They can’t find people to drive the trucks.
Double edged sword. No bueno for personal cars (potential restrictions), but muy bueno for tractor trailers. 😬
I have said all along….who is liable when a self driving car kills someone? There are so many ways this can happen. Unfortunately, it seems to be making the case that if you get killed or damaged property because of this feature - it will lead to, it’s nobody’s fault and everyone is now responsible for their own damages no matter how bad those damages are. Which plays into the notion that nobody has to be responsible for themselves as is the case these days. 😔
Eventually, when we have more autonomous vehicles, there will be ONE auto liability policy held by each Car Mfg. It will be for “products liability” for their software, since that’s how the car ‘runs’. If there is a computer glitch, it will be the manufacturer/software design insurance policy that pays the claim. The owner of the car will pay into that policy.
This has been discussed for many years in the insurance area. Many personal auto liability carriers are concerned they will lose their market.
On the brighter side, we’d be able to move goods faster and more efficiently with autonomous 18 wheelers. The trucking industry is down 80,000 drivers or half their average amount of drivers. They can’t find people to drive the trucks.
Double edged sword. No bueno for personal cars (potential restrictions), but muy bueno for tractor trailers. 😬