Hacker News Reader

I don't see any backlash at all for the ~90 people that were killed today in the US in motor vehicles [1]. I doubt there will be a massive backlash, unless the vehicles were operating in a known dangerous setup. These vehicles are filled with loads of sensors so accident reconstruction will be trivial.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_i...

View on HN

We've become used to such accidents, and usually blame them on the driver.

In the event of a driverless car killing someone, the manufacturer will have to shoulder the blame; and Google/Uber/etc are much more attractive targets for lawsuits than regular drivers are.

Then have your self-driving vehicles owned by a trust or corporate entity with no assets.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com