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By bah12 on 8/28/2013 4:31:53 PM , Rating: 2
Wonder where the legal issues will hammer out regarding liability. If there is an at fault accident would the now co-pilot be liable? Clearly it would be hard to hold liable a passenger of car like this during auto-mode operation.

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By spaced_ on 8/28/2013 5:15:15 PM , Rating: 2
I assume initially it would be much the same as using adaptive cruise-control. If you're in an accident and your car breaks the road rules the person in the driver's seat will be at fault. Presumably the driver would have the chance to disengage.

Until a majority of the population owned autonomous vehicles and they're well and truly real-world tested over many years there likely won't be a push for legal change in that respect.

RE: Liability
By M'n'M on 8/28/2013 5:42:40 PM , Rating: 2

If you are going to be required to constantly monitor the vehicle, what's the incentive to buy an autonomous car ? I'd expect the car to drive itself. If it goes wrong, I expect our present legal system to allow the wronged parties to sue the manufacturer (as well as the driver and the guy who last rotated the tires and his cat).

Frankly I don't want one but there are certainly upsides for impaired people, be they blind or blind drunk.

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Yes, that (allegely) HAS happened!


