Transportation,
Civil Litigation
Oct. 22, 2019
Autonomous Cars: Who is responsible for collisions?
Conclusions in recent National Transportation Safety Board reports may provide a starting point in terms of developing theories of liability and establishing notice on the part of the manufacturer.
Brian S. Kabateck
Founding and Managing Partner
Kabateck LLP
Consumer rights
633 W. Fifth Street Suite 3200
Los Angeles , CA 90071
Phone: 213-217-5000
Email: bsk@kbklawyers.com
Brian represents plaintiffs in personal injury, mass torts litigation, class actions, insurance bad faith, insurance litigation and commercial contingency litigation. He is a former president of Consumer Attorneys of California.
Nicole DeVanon
Senior Associate
Kabateck LLP
Email: nd@kbklawyers.com
Nicole focuses on personal injury, premises liability, products liability, wrongful death, general negligence, class actions, and mass torts.
As technology changes and self-driving or autonomous cars become a reality, the question becomes who is responsible when injuries occur? While technology may be complicated, the answer is not.
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has defined five levels of vehicle autonomy. These levels as set forth by NHTSA have also been adopted by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The levels are defined as follows: Level ...
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