A year after the first pedestrian was killed in a collision with an autonomous vehicle, an Arizona county attorney has determined that the company operating and testing the vehicle in autonomous mode is not criminally...more
3/12/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
Car Accident ,
Connected Cars ,
Criminal Liability ,
Driverless Cars ,
Indemnification ,
Liability ,
Manufacturers ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Safety Standards ,
Technology Sector ,
Uber
The Situation: New technologies incorporating AI create questions about how product liability principles will apply and adapt.
The Issue: Legislatures and courts have not addressed how product liability laws apply to new...more
3/23/2018
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Automotive Industry ,
Indemnification ,
Manufacturers ,
Popular ,
Product Defects ,
Retailers ,
Software Developers ,
Strict Product Liability ,
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) ,
Warranties
On February 26, 2018, the California Office of Administrative Law ("OAL") approved the California Department of Motor Vehicles' ("Cal DMV") proposed regulations allowing the testing and deployment of fully autonomous vehicles...more
3/8/2018
/ Automation Systems ,
Automotive Industry ,
DMV ,
Driverless Cars ,
Drivers ,
Manufacturers ,
Operational Permits ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State and Local Government ,
Training Requirements
California officials took a major step this week toward allowing companies to test autonomous cars without anyone being at the wheel—or even being present in the vehicle. Under revised regulations governing the testing of...more