Self-Driving Cars and Developer Liability for Auto Accidents

In March of 2018, a fatal accident occurred in Tempe, Arizona when a woman was struck by a Volvo SUV that was outfitted with a self-driving system developed by Uber Advanced Technologies Group.  What happened afterwards provides some insight on the legal exposure that developers of self-driving systems may face when the car is involved in an accident. 

In the Tempe case, the accident occurred when a woman who was walking a bicycle across the road at night was struck by a vehicle that had a self-driving system and a human operator…

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