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Uber 'not liable' for self-driving death (bbc.com)
4 points by mLuby on March 6, 2019 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments


> Further records from the streaming service Hulu suggested that Ms Vasquez had been streaming the TV show, The Voice, on a phone at the time of the crash.

But isn't this exactly the kind of thing everyone expects to be doing in their "full self-driving cars" in the future? Will humans retain full liability for accidents and crashes when inside cars that advertise as self-driving?

> The office did not explain its reasoning for finding Uber to be not criminally liable.

Nothing suspicious there.


> But isn't this exactly the kind of thing everyone expects to be doing

Apples and oranges. I think the scenario here would be analogous to a shooting range hiring and training an instructor, and then the instructor accidentally shooting someone due to willful negligence.


>The car's back-up driver could still face criminal charges.

Wow, this is wild because this means that in every case from hereon out,there will have to be a decision of whether the driver or the car was at fault.

I am sure whatever the outcome of this case is, it will set precedent for laws to be made in the future.




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