The automaker lied Early in August (2025), we put together a post that was essentially about who is liable if a self-driving car is involved in an accident. At the core of the piece was a very expensive settlement against Tesla. Now it turns out that the automaker lied about not having data from the …
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Volvo Throws Down the Self Drive Gauntlet
Volvo Steps Up Back in July, in an article on recalls of electronic and safety systems, we asked “When your car gets to truly driving itself, will this mean that the manufacturer will then hold accident liability?” Now Volvo has stepped up with the answer. And they stepped up big time. According to Håkan Samuelsson, …
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Cybercab — who covers liability?
Liability We posted a few days ago about Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s claims that the company would begin production of the self driving Cybercab in the second quarter of 2026. And we completely forgot about this — who cover’s liability? If there is no driver and the expectations are that the vehicle will go station …
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