"“Let me quote, depending on your preference, Voltaire or Spider-Man: ‘With great power comes great responsibility’,” noted auto technology legal expert Bryant Walker Smith half-joked about the power of telematics and greater autonomy in vehicles.
“Telematics is increasing power, assertion of control over products that you previously couldn’t (control); access to systems and users of these systems.”
He also told attendees of the TU Automotive Connected Fleet conference, “There are new ways of being negligent, new ways of doing harm. Today if someone is drunk and crashes, you’re not liable. But in the future, what if you know a person is speeding or based on their record or metrics from vehicles they are a reckless driver—or they are probably inebriated given the time, circumstances, and behavior. What if you can shut off the power or change their speed you may have an obligation to act. This could mean significantly expanded obligations for fleet owners.”"