Comments on: Driverless-car chasing

By: Bill Poser

Bill Poser — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 01:39:05 +0000

I wonder how law enforcement will work with driverless cars. Who is responsible for moving violations? What does the police officer do when he or she pulls over a driverless car? What about equipment violations like a burned out tail light?

By: Warren Vita

Warren Vita — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 23:49:03 +0000

In a federal system I’d think each state would have to legalize driverless cars and perhaps amend their tort system so that manufacturers would actually sell them. Anyone making driverless cars would be foolish to sell them into an environment where they have unlimited liability for every accident.

By: DensityDuck

DensityDuck — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 23:44:49 +0000

“*I* wouldn’t trust driving to anything other than the Mark I human brain and Mark I eyeball ”

So you control the valve timing yourself, then, with some kind of knob arrangement? I mean, you wouldn’t trust control of a complex mechanical system to something as silly as a little flanged piece of metal, would you?

By: prior probability

prior probability — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 19:04:45 +0000

The new zealand approach makes a lot sense, and would be far superior to the current tort system, but how could implement such a radical reform in a federal system? Does Congress’s commerce power reach that far?

By: gasman

gasman — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:55:10 +0000

Igor,
See the earlier post on blind gun enthusiasts. Perhaps the machine design crew could work on something that would work for the NRA. It is well established mantra that guns don’t kill people, so autonomous guns should get the same deference and zealous support of the NRA.
Would a Mark I human packing manual heat ever feel safe again when surrounded by a hundred fully autonomous weapons wielded by the blind, infirm, and mentally deficient?

By: Igor

Igor — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:43:50 +0000

Sorry, I am a computer professional and a Machine Design engineer, and *I* wouldn’t trust driving to anything other than the Mark I human brain and Mark I eyeball (as flawed as they are). Too many variables happening too fast, and the software needs to be vetted – thoroughly!
In a “controlled” environment? Sure.

By: Walter Olson

Walter Olson — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 13:45:34 +0000

Driverless cars will come well equipped with video cameras, however, which should help fend off some of those false claims. See recent post: http://overlawyered.com/2013/09/just-viral-russian-videos/

By: Robert Fahey

Robert Fahey — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 13:33:23 +0000

Staged pedestrian accidents are rampant in some countries. You stop at a red light and some clown jumps on your hood and pretends to be injured. Can you imagine the scamming that people will try with driverless cars?