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UK.gov: We're not regulating driverless vehicles until others do

codejunky Silver badge

Re: Hmm...

@ Doctor Syntax

"Those innocent bystanders who are the victims of testing a new technology on the public."

Which is no more collateral damage than comes under current law. The point being that the law already covers this without additional regulation. What you suggest is that the law is not enough and so special regulation must be applied to restrict this technology further.

"So we should allow technology to be tested on the public"

Yes. How do you think we have technology? How do you think you have electricity that you need to run the computer you are writing on? Or the many other advancements to bring you the technology you have every day? If you think this was done without the public trying it out and kinks being worked out along the way then your cotton wool world is only in your head.

"and if it goes wrong it's up to the public to hope they can pay a lawyer more than a big corporation?"

Are you arguing against rule of law by making that amusing sentence? Liability has already been established which is the important part, which means a car crashing into a house or hitting a person is already dealt with by law- https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/24/new_uk_law_driverless_cars_insurance_liability/

You are suggesting the law isnt enough and firms should have some cash stashed in escrow (how much? How badly do you not want innovation and technology in this country?) to compensate 'victims' and 'collateral damage' which I assume will still require judgement by law? Or are you suggesting throwing out the justice system for automatic assumption of guilt against automated vehicles? If not then the current rule of law applies and is good enough.

"Or is it simply that in your view the little people don't matter?"

I am not the one arguing against the rule of law which is to protect from the very situations you mentioned. Have a read of this- http://www.continentaltelegraph.com/2018/03/04/the-wrong-brothers/

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