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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
Makes me wonder what to do with an autonomous vehicle in case it kills someone, since it doesn't seem that easy to put it under arrest  |
If the crash was due to negligent autonomous design, then a punitive punishment may be levied against the company, just as coffee that is too hot can cost McDonalds millions. If the crash was not due to negligence, then insurance will compensate the victim. In either case, insurance will pay. Premiums will be lower when the number of accidents decrease.
The beauty of these failures of autonomous design is that the parameters leading to the accident can be analysed and a correction can be published to all other vehicles. Everyone learns from the mistakes of everyone, whereas we humans tend not to learn from others mistakes. Another driver going too fast and hydroplaning teaches me nothing about how to handle the situation; I must learn it for myself.