tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post7787495474022704399..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Self Driving Cars and LiabilityRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-78782198519604977932016-10-31T12:41:31.997-04:002016-10-31T12:41:31.997-04:00Common Star Trek figured this our two decades ago,...Common Star Trek figured this our two decades ago, or will in three centuries:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjuQRCG_sUw<br /><br />There is actually some pretty serious discussion on this out there:<br />http://cba2.unomaha.edu/faculty/mohara/web/ALSB02Data.pdf<br />http://www.mind.ilstu.edu/curriculum/what_is_a_person/what_is_a_person.php<br />https://ricochet.com/347542/AlexZouglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09903419350475485505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-79181042911045806202016-10-30T16:56:04.627-04:002016-10-30T16:56:04.627-04:00You know, Dave, it can only be attributable to hum...You know, Dave, it can only be attributable to human error.Robert What?https://www.blogger.com/profile/03863449539859132763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-18180322100349485332016-10-29T23:44:27.567-04:002016-10-29T23:44:27.567-04:00Logic dictates that it should be the owner/renter/...Logic dictates that it should be the owner/renter/operator of said driver-less vehicle but it's most likely going to be who in auto or insurance industries have the deeper pockets.NY Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05131625126863049626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-78739343679526607052016-10-29T21:05:36.941-04:002016-10-29T21:05:36.941-04:00But you forget one thing: the insurance companies....But you forget one thing: the insurance companies. They won't want to pay for damage caused by a faulty product and they have much more lawyer/congressman money as an industry than your average individual.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07011856643664793898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-87407429680480198482016-10-29T20:49:09.329-04:002016-10-29T20:49:09.329-04:00Currently, the owner or renter of a car or truck r...Currently, the owner or renter of a car or truck retains liability and carries liability insurance. In case of an accident caused in whole or part by a car defect, the liability carrier will file a claim against the manufacturer to be made whole. Why would that change? Persistently defective machinery will carry a higher premium for liability insurance.Justmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15167953801837514604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-70428144808953937712016-10-29T17:47:29.834-04:002016-10-29T17:47:29.834-04:00you would assign liability to the owner or renter ...you would assign liability to the owner or renter of the truck ? that would put the burden of proof on them if there are bugs in the software (highly likely) ... seems unlikely that anyone would take that risk to save a few dollars ...Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491735038689935589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-87030533824365512032016-10-29T16:38:13.656-04:002016-10-29T16:38:13.656-04:00Anyone suggesting self-driving car personhood at t...Anyone suggesting self-driving car personhood at this point is either stupid or lying.<br /><br />The real question of liability is to distribute it between the car owner or the car manufacturer.<br /><br />In that light, the eventual outcome is obvious; the manufacturers will successfully lobby to have all liability dumped on the politically weaker car owners.Bill Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164227782968108495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-3862077519982259112016-10-29T13:56:50.679-04:002016-10-29T13:56:50.679-04:00If anything this "person-hood" business,...If anything this "person-hood" business, as alluded to above, would just be a fairly obvious ploy to divert liability to protect large interests rather than properly place it. Look what they did to property rights via railroads, factories, etc. Sounds like something some government body would pass if lobbied hard enough.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018718341065715200noreply@blogger.com