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Re:G.M. Unveils Its Driverless Cars, Aiming to Lead the Pack by jhayward on Thursday November 30, 2017 @09:51AM (#15816095)
> If you rear-end a vehicle that's established in your lane, it's always your own fault, no exceptions.

Of course there are exceptions. There are any number of well-established circumstances that, if proven, place responsibility on the driver in front.

It is not legal to suddenly panic-brake to a stop, for instance, without exigent circumstances which make it necessary to do so. If a driver causes a collision by doing so they bear liability. There are any number of insurance scams that are thwarted by such exceptions.

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Re:G.M. Unveils Its Driverless Cars, Aiming to Lead the Pack by TheCoelacanth on Thursday November 30, 2017 @06:14PM (#15820533)
Citation? I haven't been able to find any instance where this is true except where the driver was found to have braked suddenly with the intent to cause an accident, which would clearly not have been the case with a self-driving car.
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