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gizmo686yesterday at 8:21 PM2 repliesview on HN

Generally speaking, liability for a thing falls on the owner/operator. That person can sue the manufacturer to recover the damages if they want. At some point, I expect it to become somewhat routine for insurures to pay out, then sue the manufacturer to recover.


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ameliusyesterday at 8:40 PM

Or at some point subscribing to a service may be easier than owning the damn thing.

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einpoklumyesterday at 11:39 PM

Ah, but could one not argue that the owner of the self-driving car is _not_ the operator, and it is the car, or perhaps Tesla, which operates it?

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