> 40k people a year in the US die in auto accidents already, and we collectively pay for that. Now Tesla pays for it when humans make poor risk choices.
No, we individually pay for that. I pay an insurance premium every year to cover the cost if I do significant damage.
It's not about fault. It's about aligning free market incentives to allow self-driving cars, and to allow them to become safer. It's a model which works well across many industries. You set liability at actual cost, so companies can't externalize costs, but also don't have punitive liability. The market then works things out.
No, we individually pay for that. I pay an insurance premium every year to cover the cost if I do significant damage.
It's not about fault. It's about aligning free market incentives to allow self-driving cars, and to allow them to become safer. It's a model which works well across many industries. You set liability at actual cost, so companies can't externalize costs, but also don't have punitive liability. The market then works things out.