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The Way We Talk About Autonomy Is a Lie, and That’s Dangerous
"Bryant Walker Smith, an assistant professor in the University of South Carolina School of Law and an affiliate scholar at the Center for Internet and Soci…
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Will Science Fiction Become the New Reality?
"Indeed, panelist Peter Asaro—philosopher of science, technology, and media at The New School—said that machines aren't legal or moral agents. So if hu…
Hyperloop Law: Autonomy, Infrastructure, and Transportation Startups
In 2013, Elon Musk proposed an "open source transportation concept" of levitating vehicles zooming passengers through vacuum tubes at 760 miles an hou…
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Waymo's Uber Lawsuit May Be Start Of A Google Patent War
"“I’ve been warning that we could eventually see automated driving patent wars that rival the smartphone patent wars from several years ago,” Bryant Walker…
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Our Bots, Ourselves
"According to university law professors Woodrow Hartzog and Danielle Citron, “It is the first such complaint by the FTC that involved bots designed to acti…
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If You're Not Driving, Then You Shouldn't be Liable for Accidents in Self-Driving Cars
"In his new law review article, "Automated Driving and Product Liability," University of South Carolina law professor Bryant Walker Smith foresee…
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When driverless cars crash, who gets the blame and pays the damages?
"Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South Carolina law professor, expands on the belief that there will be a shift in blame for a crash from the at-fault…
Automated Driving and Product Liability
Abstract This Article focuses on one cyberphysical domain — automated driving — to methodically analyze the so-called liability problem. It considers how autom…
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Adding self-driving tech to your car is surprisingly cheap... and legal
"Bryant Walker Smith, a professor at the University of South Carolina who advises the NHTSA on autonomous car law, thinks drivers are within their legal ri…
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Waymo's Fight With Uber Might Be the First Shot in a Self-Driving Car IP War
"“For years I’ve warned about a potential automated driving patent war that could rival the notorious smartphone patent war,” says Bryant Walker-Smith, a l…
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Waymo sues Uber for allegedly stealing self-driving secrets
"Since Waymo is alleging intentional patent infringement (among other claims), if it prevails, it could win triple damages, as well as other relief, said B…
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Ford wants your new car to pick a song – or tell a joke
"Systems like those Ford is researching will become far more vital as auto companies develop autonomous cars, said Bryant Walker Smith, an engineering prof…