{"id":164,"date":"2016-03-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/self-driving-cars-where-does-the-liability-lie\/"},"modified":"2017-08-31T18:32:10","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T22:32:10","slug":"self-driving-cars-where-does-the-liability-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/self-driving-cars-where-does-the-liability-lie\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-driving cars: where does the liability lie?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s an interesting topic to consider: self-driving cars. It may seem like a concept out of a futuristic movie, but as many of us know, it\u2019s something that is quickly becoming a reality. It may not be commonplace to see a self-driving car right now, but they are out there.<\/p>\n<p>These types of cars definitely change the liability playing field a bit. Once these types of cars become more common, who would be liable for an accident? Would it be more difficult to find fault or perhaps a lot easier since the cars\u2019 movements are determined by sensors and a computer? If a self-driving car causes an accident, can we sue the driver or the maker of the car?<\/p>\n<p>Google is at the forefront of these types of cars. They have quite a few cars out on the streets being tested. Currently there are two dozen Lexus SUVs out on the roads that have cameras and sensors on them. Although these cars have been involved in a handful of accidents, most of them involved the Google car being rear-ended. And it doesn\u2019t appear that any serious injuries were involved.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/self-driving-cars-where-does-the-liability-lie\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Self-driving cars: where does the liability lie?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s an interesting topic to consider: self-driving cars. It may seem like a concept out of a futuristic movie, but as many of us know, it\u2019s something that is quickly becoming a reality. It may not be commonplace to see a self-driving car right now, but they are out there. These types of cars definitely [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-car-accidents","tag-car-accidents"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Self-driving cars: where does the liability lie? &#8212; Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog &#8212; March 7, 2016<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Self-driving cars: where does the liability lie? - Car Accidents - DeFrancisco &amp; Falgiatano Law Firm\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/self-driving-cars-where-does-the-liability-lie\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Self-driving cars: where does the liability lie? 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