When self-driving cars crash, who’s responsible? Courts need to know what’s inside the ‘black box’

The first serious accident involving a self-driving car in Australia occurred in March this year. A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries when hit by a Tesla Model 3, which the driver claims was in “autopilot” mode. In the US, the highway safety regulator is investigating a series of accidents where Teslas on autopilot crashed into first-responder vehicles with flashing lights during traffic stops. A Tesla model 3 collides with a stationary emergency responder vehicle in the US. NBC / YouTube The decision-making processes of “self-driving” cars are often opaque and unpredictable (even to their manufacturers), so it can be hard to…This story continues at The Next Web https://thenextweb.com/news/self-driving-cars-crash-responsible-courts-black-box