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Self-driving vehicle legislation held up by the question of who to blame in a crash
by Franz Walker

(Natural News) The question of who is to blame when a fully autonomous vehicle crashes is holding up legislation that the auto industry says it needs to advance.

In a normal crash involving only human-operated vehicles, it’s much more straightforward who is to blame. The vehicle or vehicles involved have human drivers after all.

“If another driver hits you, it’s clear who the driver is,” Sarah Rooney, senior director of federal and regulatory affairs for the American Association for Justice, said. “It’s the human being.”

But when an autonomous, self-driving car is involved, who to blame is much less clear cut. Instead of the driver, the fault may instead lie with the manufacturer and the software. But it may also like with the vehicle’s owner if they haven’t properly updated its software. In addition, should the manufacturer be at fault, a victim may seek to sue under product liability standards, as with a normal car.

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https://www.naturalnews.com/2021-05-27-self-driving-vehicle-held-up-legislation.html

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