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California police stumped after trying to ticket driverless car for illegal U-turn (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It'd likely require a different statute. Like how running a red light is a different penalty if the driver is pulled over by a cop versus the vehicle owner being caught by a stoplight camera.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    They're remote cars. I would ticket the operator, even if its just a corporation. Let the courts figure out if it applies

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    This is the right answer for issues with driverless cars. Ticket the registrant/owner. The State shouldn’t have to fight with a manufacturer to ensure legality in a vehicle’s programming, that’s a losing battle that will cost ridiculous amounts of taxpayer money. Fine vehicle operators so they’ll stop buying vehicles that incur costly fines. Losing customers is the only thing a corporation will listen to.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Well also those cars are likely insured as the state law requires and if they keep getting citations, even if those fines are easy for the company to pay off, their insurance should hopefully skyrocket causing more lasting and impactful damage

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