who is liable in case of a self-driving car causes an accident? Is the liability any different between an accident and a potential accident (ie ticket) ?
I for one do not buy the argument that the intent to break the law is not there. To understand why this is the case: imagine a really fast self driving car that enters the runway at an airport. It speeds up as it attempts to take off. It does not take off and in the process - best case - causes delay for everyone using the airport. Now, I could argue that this car is a plane and it was in fact NOT programmed to NOT take off. Therefore everything is good.
In my opinion: self-driving cars do not belong on the road unless there are real consequences to their screw ups. Right now it's a beta test where you might just lose your life and nobody is going to be held accountable.
I for one do not buy the argument that the intent to break the law is not there. To understand why this is the case: imagine a really fast self driving car that enters the runway at an airport. It speeds up as it attempts to take off. It does not take off and in the process - best case - causes delay for everyone using the airport. Now, I could argue that this car is a plane and it was in fact NOT programmed to NOT take off. Therefore everything is good.
In my opinion: self-driving cars do not belong on the road unless there are real consequences to their screw ups. Right now it's a beta test where you might just lose your life and nobody is going to be held accountable.