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Driverless Cars Will Kill Cyclists, Warns Nature Magazine

By Alvaro Rivera | November 5, 2018 (updated September 11, 2020)

Moral Psychologist Azim Shariff believes that self-driving cars will inherently be programmed to shift risk towards some people and away from others. “Consider an autonomous car that is deciding where to position itself in a...

When Autonomous Vehicles Fail, the Chinese Prefer the Death of Pedestrians over Passengers

By Alvaro Rivera | October 29, 2018 (updated September 11, 2020)

One of the main questions surrounding autonomous vehicles and the possibility of failure is whether the vehicle should protect the passengers or nearby pedestrians. According to a global study done by the Media Lab at...

Self-Driving Cars Available to Public in Arlington

By Alvaro Rivera | October 29, 2018 (updated September 11, 2020)

Beginning on October 26, anyone in Arlington, Texas wishing to take a ride in a self-driving car will be able to do so. Drive.ai is making three self-driving cars available to ride in for anyone...

Why are so many self-driving car accidents rear-ended?

By Alvaro Rivera | October 29, 2018 (updated September 11, 2020)

Various types of accidents involving self-driving cars have made the headlines in 2018. Some examples include an Apple car getting rear-ended in August near Silicon Valley, a Waymo van being T-Boned in May in Arizona,...

Self-Driving Automobiles, Algorithm Errors and Road Fatalities

By Alvaro Rivera | June 22, 2018 (updated September 11, 2020)

Tesla and Uber self-driving automobiles are under the microscope again after autonomous car accidents provoked two fatalities last spring. When legal experts on driverless vehicle accidents scrutinize the crash evidence, attorneys may conclude live-saving algorithms...

The New Norm: Strict Liability For Autonomous Automobile Accidents

By Alvaro Rivera | June 19, 2018 (updated September 11, 2020)

GM Settles First-Known Suit Over Self-Driving Car Crash

By Alvaro Rivera | June 12, 2018 (updated September 15, 2020)

The case of Oscar Willhelm Nilsson v. General Motors Co., case number 3:18-cv-00471, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California details a lawsuit brought to court by motorcycle driver Oscar Willhelm...

Who’s Responsible When Autonomous Vehicles Kill Pedestrians?

By Alvaro Rivera | April 5, 2018 (updated September 11, 2020)

Deadly crash raises legal questions about Uber’s autonomous vehicle autopilot systems and privy liability. A self-driving Uber car struck and killed a 49-year-old woman in Tempe, Arizona last week; this was the first reported fatal...

Marc D. Grossman moderates at LitiQuest: Autonomous Cars “Colliding Worlds”

By Alvaro Rivera | November 21, 2017 (updated September 11, 2020)

Moderator: Marc Grossman, Partner at Sanders Phillips Grossman, LLC Panelists: Don Slavik, Founder of Slavik Law Jordan Nof, Managing Partner and Head of Investments at Tusk Ventures Justin Erlich, Head of Policy, Autonomous Vehicles and...