Automated cars seem like a great idea. No longer would you have to worry about getting stuck in traffic, you could just take a nap on your way to the office. Accidents would (hopefully) drop as human error was taken out of the equation and traffic would probably run quite a bit smoother.
But what about the legal ramifications? What if an accident does occur? Who is responsible? How is speeding handled when the driver is a computer? Are drivers responsible for anything at all any more? Do you even need to have a drivers license in the first place?
But what about the legal ramifications? What if an accident does occur? Who is responsible? How is speeding handled when the driver is a computer? Are drivers responsible for anything at all any more? Do you even need to have a drivers license in the first place?
A conference at the Santa Clara University School of Law on January 20th hopes to answer just those questions, or at least address them as well as a conference can. It will include a group of legal and automobile experts and plans to "explore this next frontier through a legal lens."
Should be an interesting debate.
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