{"id":20728,"date":"2018-03-15T16:25:06","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T16:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=20728"},"modified":"2018-03-15T16:25:06","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T16:25:06","slug":"self-driving-vehicles-legal-claims-compensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2018\/03\/15\/self-driving-vehicles-legal-claims-compensation\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-driving vehicles and legal claims for compensation"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the next few years, the government wants autonomous vehicles<\/a> – including self-driving lorries – on Britain’s roads. The problem is what happens when there is an accident, as well as how accidents can be stopped when a vehicle is essentially being controlled by a potentially fallible computer.<\/p>\n

There have already been a number of incidents and fatalities with self-drive vehicles involved, so how can we be assured that they’re completely safe on our roads? If something does go wrong, how do we nail who is liable between a “driver” who may still be in the seat, and the manufacturer.
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\nIn America, a lawsuit has already begun against General Motors (GM) after a biker was involved in an accident with a self-driving vehicle. <\/p>\n

During these lengthy testing phases, cases will likely go against the manufacturer who is testing the vehicle, but what about the future real-world accidents? <\/p>\n

If an accident occurs, is the driver behind the wheel responsible for failing to take control of a vehicle when something goes wrong, or where the technology misunderstands a situation, or are the vehicle manufacturers solely liable?<\/p>\n

What about the insurance position? Surely, with so many potential uncertainties, how are insurers going to agree to indemnify owners of self-drive vehicles? Where they do, are the premiums going to be massive to reflect the unknowns?<\/strong> If they are, is it even going to be economical to have self-driving vehicles on Britain’s roads in the next few years?<\/p>\n

It seems that the world does not appear to be ready for self-drive vehicles at all<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

The automotive manufacturers at the helm of these daring projects say that safety is their primary focus<\/em> when it comes to testing and development<\/em>, and its likely that the on-board computers are continually learning from the experiences. <\/p>\n

In reality, who is to say this “learning” phase will not go on for years? Where it does, how do we know the data we need is really going to be there?<\/p>\n

Presently, there are way too many unknowns. The idea of legislating this is a proverbial headache.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the next few years, the government wants autonomous vehicles – including self-driving lorries – on Britain’s roads. The problem is what happens when there is an accident, as well as how accidents can be stopped when a vehicle is essentially being controlled by a potentially fallible computer. 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