35. "True on the arbitration for people that are hit" In response to In response to 12 Mon Mar-19-18 04:10 PM by Cocobrotha2
What makes being sued a bigger issue for autonomous car makers than any other manufacturer?
Like almost any other industry, they just need to determine what's an an acceptable rate of accidents and suits/settlements that they can cover based on their expected revenue.
Some of these automakers will be more aggressive than others. Ultimately, though, the company that lasts will be the ones that correctly estimate and limit their risk through better technology and getting government to give them some protections.
Attempting to force those that are injured as riders is already evidence they're trying to limit their potential risk.
Eventually, there'll be precedent set in courts about how responsibility is adjudicated but you know these companies are already devising how they're going to respond to lawsuits.
At worst, I'd say the 2020 predictions are little too premature but they'll easily be coming in our generation. I mean, they're essentially here, they're just not safe enough to be released at scale yet.