Michael Ten @lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoMercedes becomes the first automaker to sell autonomous cars in the U.S. that don't come with a requirement that drivers watch the roadfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down11
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkMercedes becomes the first automaker to sell autonomous cars in the U.S. that don't come with a requirement that drivers watch the roadfortune.comMichael Ten @lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square96fedilink
minus-squarenucleative@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoWonder how this works with car insurance. Os there a future where the driver doesn’t need to be insured? Can the vehicle software still be “at fault” and how will the actuaries deal with assessing this new risk.
minus-squaremachinin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoI believe Mercedes takes responsibility if there is an accident while driving autonomously.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoWhich is how it should be. The company creating the software takes on the liability of faults with said software.
Wonder how this works with car insurance. Os there a future where the driver doesn’t need to be insured? Can the vehicle software still be “at fault” and how will the actuaries deal with assessing this new risk.
I believe Mercedes takes responsibility if there is an accident while driving autonomously.
Which is how it should be. The company creating the software takes on the liability of faults with said software.