Driverless car users will not be prosecuted for fatal crashes in UK
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#2Tldr: the little guys will be pitted against megacorps with infinite money to assert their rights in a court of law.
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#3The purpose of "driverless cars" and ultimately of any automation is to obscure responsibility and prevent accountability.
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#4Dystopian future
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#5I mean, it makes sense. What could you prosecute them for? They have no control.
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#6The purpose of "driverless cars" and ultimately of any automation is to obscure responsibility and prevent accountability.
The strapline of the article literally says that the manufacturer would be held accountable.
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#7Tldr: the little guys will be pitted against megacorps with infinite money to assert their rights in a court of law.
It'll be the insurance megacorps vs the automotive megacorps. There's no suggestion that the obligation to maintain 3rd party insurance will disappear.
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#8I mean, it makes sense. What could you prosecute them for? They have no control.
They chose to use a machine, ignoring personal responsibility to control it, killing someone because they bought into marketing hype.
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#9So that's how you get rid of your ex-wife and the alimony payments?
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#10I mean, it makes sense. What could you prosecute them for? They have no control.
They chose to use a machine, ignoring personal responsibility to control it, killing someone because they bought into marketing hype.
But if you get into an uber and it kills someone that's fine? Why does putting an overworked and easily distracted human in control absolve you of consequences more than putting an occasionally broken ai?