> Who is liable when someone gets hit with a self driving car?
While this is not exclusive of other liability, probably one or both of:
(1) The person hit, if they were breaking the law in a way which made it unreasonable to expect a driver to avoid hitting them,
(2) The manufacturer of the self-driving vehicle, under normal defective product liability principles.
The owner and/or, where different, operator of the vehicle, as well as other people in the chain of commerce may also be liable, especially when (2) applies.
While this is not exclusive of other liability, probably one or both of:
(1) The person hit, if they were breaking the law in a way which made it unreasonable to expect a driver to avoid hitting them,
(2) The manufacturer of the self-driving vehicle, under normal defective product liability principles.
The owner and/or, where different, operator of the vehicle, as well as other people in the chain of commerce may also be liable, especially when (2) applies.