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Originally Posted by redpoint5
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.
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The problem is that finding out who's guilty in an accident involving autonomous-driving would become too subjective. For example, if a judge and the engineer responsible for an autonomous car could have attended the same school, and the engineer used to bully the judge. You know, it's impossible to get totally rid of the human factor. Even if an autonomous vehicle gets fully computer-designed without human interference, and the engineer who developed the AI software could get screwed.