• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    The problem comes to who’s at fault?

    Is it the passenger riding? The car itself? The company that programmed it? The owner?

    Personally, I agree, robotaxis should be yeeted out of existence if they can’t abide traffic laws- but a lot of them are being operated privately too.

    They should’ve not been permitted at all until these questions were answered, and corporations should not have been allowed to comment.

    • jacksilver@lemmy.world
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      5 hours ago

      I mean, it’s obviously the company. The issue is the government doesn’t want to actually legislate and determine how you address issues where there is prison time and or licenses get revoked.

      Its also not a problem, it’s an abdication of responsibility. Either the government needs to take a stance or the cars shouldn’t be on the road. Seems like instead the government is willing to risk our safety rather than take any firm stance.

    • atrielienz@lemmy.world
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      7 hours ago

      I don’t disagree. As the operator of the vehicle you as a regular person would be at held at fault. A commercially licensed driver would be held at fault and in some cases the company is held at fault depending on the infraction and their policy.

      When a machine doesn’t operate within the confines of the law, the fact is the company who owns and operates the machine is liable. So that’s who should be held at fault.