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Re:Uber’s self-driving car could not detect pedestrians outs... by jakeogh on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @02:36PM (#21466229)
"legally be in control of themselves"

Never. They have no skin in the game. If they did, locking them inside a car for their life would be illegal.

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Re:Uber’s self-driving car could not detect pedestrians outs... by wlll on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @02:39PM (#21466266)
At some point I suspect laws will change if self driving cars become good enough. I don't know where the liability will lie, perhaps the car manufacturers, or the insurance companies.
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