Yes, I don't get a free pass for harming somebody with a tool I'm operating just because the tool is "automatic" in some way. If the person operating the car is the passenger, then you sue them. If it's Google operating their Waymo fleet, you sue them.
Car manufacturers in the future may offer to take on the liability themselves for autopilot mistakes, but that's not yet the deal offered.
At the end of the day, there's no legal magic or loopholes. Somebody is ultimately the operator of the vehicle, even if their hands aren't on the steering wheel.
Car manufacturers in the future may offer to take on the liability themselves for autopilot mistakes, but that's not yet the deal offered.
At the end of the day, there's no legal magic or loopholes. Somebody is ultimately the operator of the vehicle, even if their hands aren't on the steering wheel.