{"id":41,"date":"2017-03-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/who-is-liable-for-your-injuries-in-a-driverless-car-accident\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:28:51","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T16:28:51","slug":"who-is-liable-for-your-injuries-in-a-driverless-car-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/who-is-liable-for-your-injuries-in-a-driverless-car-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is liable for your injuries in a driverless car accident?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Under traditional tort theory, the operator of a vehicle is the primary person responsible for the accident (unless he can overcome the presumption by implicating another party, such as a negligent mechanic). Driverless cars<\/a> challenge this fundamental aspect of American tort theory and leaves this crucial question, if you are hit who is liable? How do you recover for your injuries? Are you left in legal limbo? This post will go over the answers to those questions.<\/p>\n

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The Department of Transportation recently passed regulations that holds that the computer is the “operator” of the car. That means, even if there is a human operator in a driverless car, the computer is the nominal driver. But does that mean you sue the computer? Is that even possible? No, there is no basis in law for holding a computer responsible for its actions. But it is likely that the court will apply long-standing products liability laws to driverless cars.<\/p>\n

Essentially, the manufacturer or designer of the computer would become liable for your injuries. In this scenario, multiple parties are liable for your injuries from the software designers, to the hardware manufacturer and even retailers. While this may sound like a boon to plaintiffs, it also imposes steep challenges. Products liability cases are far more difficult to prove than standard car accident negligence cases.<\/p>\n

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Under traditional tort theory, the operator of a vehicle is the primary person responsible for the accident (unless he can overcome the presumption by implicating another party, such as a negligent mechanic). Driverless cars challenge this fundamental aspect of American tort theory and leaves this crucial question, if you are hit who is liable? 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