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Motorists in self-driving cars will not be legally liable for accidents

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Motorists in self-driving cars will not be legally liable for accidents

The Law Commission proposes the responsibility would fall on the developer or manufacturer of the vehicle

By Charles Hymas, Home Affairs Editor

18 December 2020 • 6:00am

An operator wearing a protective face mask sits in the driver's seat of a self-driving Hyundai Motor Co. Sonata automobile, operated by Yandex.NV, as it takes part in self-driving trial on the roads of Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. Yandex will test a driverless car it developed with Hyundai in Detroit as the Russian technology giant makes plans to approximately double its fleet of self-driving vehicles. Photographer: 

Credit: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg

Motorists in self-driving cars will not be held legally responsible for accidents, under Law Commission plans....

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