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Someone behind the wheel of a self-driving car should not be legally responsible if it is involved in ...

In their Automated Vehicles: Consultation Paper 3 report, the Law Commission says drivers may not be liable under some circumstances. They say if a vehicle is classified as self-driving and the Automated Driving Software is correctly engaged, a driver becomes a “user-in-charge” and is not responsible for criminal damages. Two-thirds of those consulted agreed with the proposals given the human “no longer has any control” over how the car is driven. The Association of British Insurers (AB...