"University of South Carolina law professor Bryant Walker Smith pointed out that the technology has the potential to reduce incidents of certain types of accidents by 95 percent while potentially increasing manufacturer liability exposure in the remaining 5 percent. He discussed two risk elements to consider when predicting future liability: exposure and uncertainty. For example, in most T-bone wrecks today, the blame goes to the driver who ignored the traffic signal. If the innocent victim's vehicle is automated, however, its driver might come after the manufacturer for not having foreseen and avoided the accident."
- Date Published:01/01/2015
- Original Publication:Motor Trend