[adorno]

I'm just wondering who is liable in an accident involving a driverless car.

Since the "rider" in the car will not have been driving, then, he or she will not be liable for any accident. The owner of the insurance will have to be the maker of the vehicle, or the creator of the software/hardware that went into making the vehicle "autonomous". So, the insurance will be carried by the maker and/or creator of the software/hardware.

Furthermore, chances are that, autonomous vehicles will not be owned by "owners" or consumers or businesses. Why own the vehicle if you can just summon a ride from a driverless car that will be owned by an "autonomous fleet vehicle operator"?

[az_gila]

Furthermore, chances are that, autonomous vehicles will not be owned by “owners” or consumers or businesses. Why own the vehicle if you can just summon a ride from a driverless car that will be owned by an “autonomous fleet vehicle operator”?

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Yes, and if you are ordering it you can order the size you need for each trip.

A single seater with baggage space for a trip to the supermarket, or a 4 or 6 seater for a family trip to the restaurant, and no designated driver needed...:^)

[who_would_fardels_bear]

What I'm noticing is that more and more car ads and commercials are focusing on what goes on inside the cabin than under the hood.

It used to be that cars were marketed with higher horsepower, torque, lower 0 to 60, etc.

Now they're marketed with WiFi, GPS, individually heated seats, rear DVD/iPod players, etc.

I think that a good number of people will want to purchase their own driverless vehicles so they can make sure it has all the goodies they want. Some driverless cars might have hot tubs, seats that recline into beds, windows replaced with screens that can show what's outside or whatever the owner would prefer to see, etc.

These folks will definitely want to set the computer to "Save my ass first" mode. They might also put it in "violate the law when there are no cameras looking" mode as well.