Using Game Theory to Determine Who’s Liable: Autonomous Vehicle or Human Driver?

January 15, 2020

  • January 15, 2020 at 2:24 pm
    Perplexed says:
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    I didn’t read the entire article closely. Does anyone know why the State of Arizona is legally liable for that accident?

  • January 15, 2020 at 2:47 pm
    Hmmm says:
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    I was wondering about why the State was included but missed it being mentioned? At any rate, unless the car somehow malfunctioned, why should the makers be liable. The driver assumes the risk when he uses the car. I had a client tell me that he had an accident because ‘you know the beeping sound it makes when a car is too close? It didn’t make that sound.’ I wanted to ask him what was he doing that he didn’t notice he was getting too close to the other car???

    • April 3, 2020 at 6:35 am
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      We all understand the liability of manufacturers when a product fails when used within both their own and any gov regulations covering the use of their product. Only Firestone was to blame when their tires failed to meet mandated laws causing accidents under normal and legally operated conditions. What if laws allowed tires under development to be sold to the public w/o meeting sidewall certification or worse, waived sidewall certs? Driverless tech cos have ALL filed waivers to recognize motorcycles while lobbying for expanded jay walking laws. This isn’t about a beeping warning, but vehs allowed to use the roads WITHOUT seeing a large portion of road users. Shouldn’t law makers share liability? And j-walking laws? What about a child chasing a ball?

  • January 15, 2020 at 3:45 pm
    Hector Projector says:
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    I think they are not saying the state will share in the liability. They are just using the lawmaker as an input into the game algorithm because their actions will affect how liability is split between the AV and the human driver.

  • January 15, 2020 at 9:36 pm
    Soleimannihilated says:
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    It wasn’t my vehicle that was to blame for my accident?!

  • January 16, 2020 at 9:06 am
    Vox says:
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    They wrote: “The hierarchical game helped the team to understand the human drivers’ moral hazard”. What they described as to acceptance of risk is not MORAL hazard, it’s MORALE
    hazard. That’s insurance 101 folks.

    • January 16, 2020 at 3:21 pm
      FacReSilly says:
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      Nice catch!

  • April 3, 2020 at 6:40 am
    wraith says:
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    We all understand the liability of manufacturers when a product fails when used within both their own and any gov regulations covering the use of their product. Only Firestone was to blame when their tires failed to meet mandated laws causing accidents under normal and legally operated conditions. What if laws allowed tires under development to be sold to the public w/o meeting sidewall certification or worse, waived sidewall certs? Driverless tech cos have ALL filed waivers to recognize motorcycles while lobbying for expanded jay walking laws. This isn’t about a beeping warning, but vehs allowed to use the roads WITHOUT seeing a large portion of road users. Shouldn’t law makers share liability? And j-walking laws? What about a child chasing a ball?

  • April 3, 2020 at 6:42 am
    wraith says:
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    Driverless tech cos have ALL filed waivers to recognize motorcycles while lobbying for expanded jay walking laws. This isn’t about a beeping warning, but vehs allowed to use the roads WITHOUT seeing a large portion of road users. Shouldn’t law makers share liability? And j-walking laws? What about a child chasing a ball?



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