• Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    42
    ·
    6 months ago

    I saw a headline about Mercedes offering an autopilot that doesn’t require the driver to monitor, so it’s going to be interesting to see how laws play out. The Waymo taxi service in Phoenix seems to occasionally run in with the law, and a remote service advisor has to field the call, advising the officer the company is responsible for the car’s behavior, not the passenger.

    • Cyclist@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      26
      ·
      6 months ago

      So in theory the manufacturer takes responsibility because they trust their software. This puts the oness on them and their insurance, thereby reducing your insurance considerably. In actuality your insurance doesn’t go down because insurance companies.

      • conditional_soup@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        12
        ·
        edit-2
        6 months ago

        I’m not trying to be the grammar police, just thought you might like to know that it’s “onus”.

      • Baŝto@discuss.tchncs.de
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        6 months ago

        It’s the reason why they prefer to offer only assistence systems. Aside from warning they can act, but they don’t drive on there own. EU will even require some systems for new cars. They’ll especially annoy people who ignore speed limits and don’t use turn lights.