Driverless Cars and the Law

The Center for Automotive Research at Stanford (CARS), which has done much of the development of driverless cars, may join with Stanford’s law school to review the legal changes needed for driverless cars to take the road. The most important (and most difficult) change will probably be to liability law: true no-fault insurance systems would be more welcoming to driverless cars than the systems found in most states today.

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The above videos from CARS explain much of the work they are doing on driverless cars. In December, members of the law school staff gave a presentation on “Liability from Autonomous Driving” at a San Francisco law conference. The Antiplanner hopes that the joint work of these groups will hasten the adoption of driverless cars.

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6 Responses to Driverless Cars and the Law

  1. the highwayman says:

    When Big Brother is driving your car, just remember…

    I am the eye in the sky, looking at you
    I can read your mind
    I am the maker of rules, dealing with fools
    I can cheat you blind

  2. The “responsible driver” theory may work as a legal foot in the door for driverless cars (and I am hopeful it works out that way), but in short order the law of the land will surely be that if a self-driving car crashes, the driver will sue the manufacturer. Indeed, I’d assume that the manufacturers will sensibly build that fact into their business plans and insurance coverage.

    Also, I am excited for the first “impaired driving” case where the responsible driver claims there was no danger because the self-driving car had him covered.

  3. FrancisKing says:

    Looks like good technology for buses in the urban area. Urban car drivers drive their own car (driver cost zero). Bus passengers have to pay for the driver costs (driver cost substantial), and the cost/availability of bus drivers limits the kind of services which can be offered.

  4. metrosucks says:

    When Big Brother is driving your car, just remember…

    We kind of thought you’d be driving the bus. But you’re right, you’re probably not even fit for that.

  5. Borealis says:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ts2U1mkfz4

    Baby you can drive my car
    Yes I’m gonna be a star
    Baby you can drive my car
    And maybe I’ll love you

    I told that girl that my prospects were good
    she said baby, it’s understood
    Working for peanuts is all very fine
    But I can show you a better time

    Baby you can drive my car
    Yes I’m gonna be a star
    Baby you can drive my car
    And maybe I’ll love you

    Beep beep’m beep beep yeah

    Baby you can drive my car
    Yes I’m gonna be a star
    Baby you can drive my car
    And maybe I’ll love you

    I told that girl I can start right away
    When she said listen babe I got something to say
    I got no car and it’s breaking my heart
    But I’ve found a driver and that’s a start

    Baby you can drive my car
    Yes I’m gonna be a star
    Baby you can drive my car
    And maybe I’ll love you
    Beep beep’m beep beep yeah
    Beep beep’m beep beep yeah
    Beep beep’m beep beep yeah
    Beep beep’m beep beep yeah
    Beep beep’m beep beep yeah

  6. Matt Young says:

    I never saw liability as a problem here since the driverless car is much safer than the human driven. Insurance costs have been shown to go down in response to more intelligence in the car, and the less the human is involved the lower the liability insurance.

    If you have collision/human detect and avoid, the problem is solved and insurance is easy to come by.

    As far as the license, simply make the car go through the same human driving tests, all of these cars can easily read a DMV rule book and learn it.

    Under the Citizen’s United ruling, these cars have Due Process rights!!

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