"“You could see Google as an operator of these networks, either directly owning and operating the vehicles, or closely partnered with another entity or ent…
"Bryant Walker Smith, an automotive engineer and lawyer who specializes in autonomous driving, said he believes the trip is definitely possible, but that p…
"Bryant Walker Smith, professor at the University of South Carolina, also sees a major problem with Level 3. "If there's a hazard on the road and…
"Musk prefers the ask for forgiveness, rather than permission, approach. “It is a way of changing facts on the ground, and that’s what Tesla, and more disr…
At the outset, it's not clear to me what Silicon Valley is and isn't — or why that matters. Companies like Google are often contrasted with companies li…
""This announcement is exciting because it's full of potential," said Bryant Walker Smith, professor at the University of South Carolina Scho…
"“At some point they will flip a switch and the world will look different,” said Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Carolina w…
"“We mean for that to happen. This premeditation is the difference between manslaughter and murder, a much more serious offense,” wrote Patrick Lin, direct…
""This problem," said Bryant Walker Smith, one of the leading experts in the legal aspects of autonomous driving, "has been dangerously hype…
"The draft rules in California, where 15 companies are currently testing driverless vehicles, “will probably be either substantially reworked or superseded…
"“Broadly, the public has been really confused about what automation means, about the technologies and applications, and the business cases and the timelin…
"“When there are crashes, there will be a post-crash minefield of recrimination,” said Bryant Walker Smith, assistant professor of law at the University of…