What does the future hold for driverless cars? Writing in this week’s NLJ, Lucie Clinch, covers the Law Commissions’ report on automated vehicles, including issues of responsibility, liability, safety and data retention
Who is the ‘driver’, when does ‘handover’ take place, and what constitutes ‘self-driving’? Clinch also looks at the thorny issue of contributory negligence. She notes the lack of clarity on uninsured automated vehicles, writing ‘users may fail to insure or to include a “self-driving” addition in their insurance policy.
In an incident involving an uninsured AV, there would be no easy route to compensation as the direct right of action against the insurer would not apply.’
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