London Not Ready for Driverless Cars Before 2030s

[Martin@AS Financial]

There was a terrible road accident today round the corner from our office which got me thinking. If this were to happen when we have driverless cars, where would the responsibility lie - the passenger (assuming there was a manual override) or the manufacturer?

[Uncle Albert]

There was a terrible road accident today round the corner from our office which got me thinking. If this were to happen when we have driverless cars, where would the responsibility lie - the passenger (assuming there was a manual override) or the manufacturer?

I imagine that there would need to be a "black box" recorder in every driverless car which would be able to demonstrate where the fault lies.

[Hobosapien]

Driverless cars would mean the driving software was in charge and therefore at fault. Would give a new meaning to 'the blue screen of death' though.

As a passenger I would want no responsibility, just a big red 'stop' button for emergencies like there are on trains.

[woohoo]

Potholes - that's why driverless cars won't happen.