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Originally Posted by polak
The thing is, an iPhone can't kill anybody.
There will be a lot more roadblocks before self-driving cars are widespread. Think about liability for accidents. Will it be up to the manufacturer to cover accident costs? The owner of the car, who technically didn't do anything wrong? Some sort of pool we all pay into? How much is this pool going to cost for the first adapters?
Then you can guarantee that when the inevitable moment comes and something malfunctions and people die, you will have a complete re-evaluation of the system.
I used to doubt the technology too, but since the last debate on here, I was convinced otherwise and now believe the technology will be there sooner rather than later, but I think the legislation and confidence will be lacking for quite some time.
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We already have that. It's called auto insurance, and I'd guess that it would be cheaper for anyone with a self-driving car than it is now.