
Who Should Be Held Liable When A Self-Driving Car Crashes?
Self-driving cars, also known as autonomous vehicles, raise many complex questions for tort law.
Self-driving cars, also known as autonomous vehicles, raise many complex questions for tort law.
A collision is unavoidable; which obstacle should the car hit?
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In-house columnist Mark Herrmann considers how different practice areas could be affected by the arrival of autonomous cars.
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