Waymo, the autonomous driving tech firm whose so-called ‘robo-taxis’ are now roaming the streets of London, has allegedly told cycling campaigners that expecting their driverless cars to respect cycle lanes is “too high a bar” – because their customers want to be dropped off in them.But Waymo has denied making such a claim, instead pointing ... Read more
Oh, your car can’t follow the law? Then it isn’t allowed on the road.
Oh, your car broke the law? Owner of the car is liable.
Oh, your car is avoiding being pulled over? Owner of the car is liable.
Oh, it’s owned by a company not a person? Owner of the company is liable.
It’s a fleet car that will never have a driver, put everything on the CEO. And if there isn’t a CEO, pick a random person from the company. And if there ends up not being people at the company, the government now owns them and can do whatever they want with them. And if the government owns a fleet of something that’s dangerous to the public and doesn’t do anything about it, well then the people have a right to ownership.
If there is no liability, then nobody owns it and it’s up for grabs. Autonomous cars aren’t fucking dragonflies.
Oh, your car can’t follow the law? Then it isn’t allowed on the road.
Oh, your car broke the law? Owner of the car is liable.
Oh, your car is avoiding being pulled over? Owner of the car is liable.
Oh, it’s owned by a company not a person? Owner of the company is liable.
It’s a fleet car that will never have a driver, put everything on the CEO. And if there isn’t a CEO, pick a random person from the company. And if there ends up not being people at the company, the government now owns them and can do whatever they want with them. And if the government owns a fleet of something that’s dangerous to the public and doesn’t do anything about it, well then the people have a right to ownership.
If there is no liability, then nobody owns it and it’s up for grabs. Autonomous cars aren’t fucking dragonflies.