Autonomous Vehicles

The Autonomous Vehicle Liability Reckoning # Autonomous vehicle technology promised to eliminate human error, responsible for over 90% of crashes. Instead, a new category of liability has emerged: algorithmic negligence, where AI systems make fatal errors that cannot be easily explained, predicted, or prevented. As self-driving technology scales from test fleets to consumer vehicles, courts are grappling with fundamental questions: Who bears responsibility when software kills? What disclosure duties exist for AI limitations? And does the promise of autonomy shift liability from driver to manufacturer?

The Autonomous Vehicle Liability Crisis # Self-driving cars were promised to eliminate human error and make roads safer. Instead, they have created a complex liability landscape where crashes, injuries, and deaths have triggered hundreds of lawsuits, billions in regulatory penalties, and fundamental questions about who bears responsibility when AI-controlled vehicles cause harm.