Friday, September 08, 2006

Who to sue when your driverless computer-driven taxi takes you to the wrong destination

So the European Union is financing research into the possible introduction of driverless Taxis at Heathrow, "cyber cars" in Rome and an automatic bus in Castellón, Spain.

Interesting question: if the cyber bus or taxi takes me to the wrong destination or causes an accident in which I am injured or killed, who is legally liable for the damages? Presumably the European Union?

The story is at:
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,435805,00.html Sphere: Related Content

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