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Risks & rewards of driverless cars

28 June 2022
Issue: 7985 / Categories: Legal News , Highways
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The Law Commission has asked lawyers for their views on the risks and rewards of driverless cars

In a paper published last week, Remote driving issues, the Law Commission looked at the current law, the safety challenges of remote driving, driving vehicles from abroad and potential reforms for both the short and longer term. Key questions include how to define ‘remote driver’, where civil liability lies and safety challenges.

The Commission notes that remote driving already happens in controlled environments such as farms, mines and warehouses, for example, to deal with hazardous or uncomfortable surroundings. However, there is also ‘considerable interest’ in using remote drivers to overcome logistical difficulties, for example, where delivering rental cars.

Views are requested by 2 September 2022 to remotedriving@lawcommission.gov.uk or here. View the paper at here.

Issue: 7985 / Categories: Legal News , Highways
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