Tag: car crash
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Car crashes – how to avoid them
Read more: Car crashes – how to avoid themTwo years ago, I was traveling to work on a pretty average rainy Tuesday. The traffic began to slow as we approached a turning, and the person behind me (who was perhaps changing the station on their radio or looking in their mirrors or something) didn’t notice my brake lights. As little as a few seconds later, I heard the biggest bang I have ever heard in my life, as my car was smashed into from behind at high speed. Thankfully, my car at the time was much bigger than the car that hit me, so we didn’t flip or…
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Who Is Responsible When An Autonomous Vehicle Crashes?
Read more: Who Is Responsible When An Autonomous Vehicle Crashes?Who Is Responsible When An Autonomous Vehicle Crashes? 95% of car crashes are caused by driver error, according to Fox 43. Therefore, you’d expect the nation to welcome autonomous vehicles with open arms. Yet, 59% of U.S citizens claim that driverless vehicles won’t be any safer than vehicles driven by humans. Despite the nation’s hesitations over self-driving vehicles, it is believed that this new technology will save lives on the road. But, with several well documented autonomous vehicle crashes having already occurred, it’s safe to assume that accidents will happen. So, who foots the bill when a self-driving car crashes? How autonomous vehicle…