Who Is Liable for Accidents Involving Self-Driving Cars?

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Who Is Liable for Accidents Involving
Self-Driving Cars?
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• Technology is growing at a rapid rate. The future
  is already upon us, and transportation as we know
  it will soon change. The usage of self-driving
  cars is already gaining heat as Uber, Google, and
  Tesla race to cover the market with their new
  designs and their new versions of smart cars.
• However, there have been accidents involving
  self-driving cars, and there will be so much more
  in the future. When such an accident happens, the
  main question is who is the one to be held
  responsible?
• Listed below are those who can be held
  responsible after an accident involving or caused
  by a self-driving car.

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The Manufacturer
The first one to be held responsible is the
vehicle manufacturing company. If you were in a
car accident caused by a self-driving car
manufactured by Tesla, you may be eligible to sue
the company for product liability. This involves

• Malfunctioning Parts

• Malfunctioning Sensors

• Bad or Corrupted Software

• System Failure

• A Glitch in the System

• Faulty Components and Systems

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In order to determine whether or not you are
eligible to file a product liability claim
against the vehicle or parts manufacturer, speak
with one of Car Accident Attorneys in San
Francisco today schedule your initial free
consultation and learn everything about product
liability claim.
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The Driver
If the vehicle has the autopilot mode and the
driver of the vehicle switches is ON which
leads to the accident, that driver could be held
responsible for not reacting on time. Every smart
vehicle owner takes responsibility for all the
accidents caused by his/her self-driving vehicle.
Whether the accident happened on the road or
while the car was auto-parking, any damages done
to other partys property or to pedestrians will
have to be covered from the car owners pockets
or his/her insurance company.
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Even though this technology is not yet perfected,
drivers play a very important role when sitting
behind the wheel of a self-driving car. They can
at any point take control and prevent a potential
accident from happening. Another reason why the
vehicle owner could be liable for the accident is
that the owner failed to update the cars
software. Most technology running on software
gets updated constantly, and smart cars are no
different. If their software is not updated to
the latest, they may malfunction and lead to a
tragic event.
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Just because you put your car to autopilot
mode, doesnt mean that it will take you home
safely. At least not yet. Perhaps in the near
future? Autonomous vehicles are the future. They
are (and will be) equipped with many different
(types of) sensors. These sensors will track and
monitor everything in the vehicle, outside the
vehicle and determine the vehicle's navigation,
speed, and obstacles. However, nothing can
replace the human instinct.
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