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…