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California police stumped after trying to ticket driverless car for illegal U-turn (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca
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"What if it shows up in court to fight the ticket, Darryl? What then?"

"Oh geez, I don't know. Don't even think about it."

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[–] 36 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Surely it can't be that complex. The ticket goes to the register owner if no driver is present.
Just like a parking ticket.

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

    Parking tickets are civil violations, speeding tickets are criminal. Two totally different systems. Police don't typically hand out parking tickets either

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    They don’t do that with speeding tickets, why would that apply here?

    Moving violations are different than parking. It’s why it’s usually different agencies who do them, and parking don’t carry guns.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (4 children)

    So automatic speed cameras know who is driving the car to issue the fine to the correct person?

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    They can’t prove who’s driving, so who gets the demerits? So in the US, those get thrown out all the time.

    In Canada, no demerits, goes to the registered owner, they can fight their friends for lending it out.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    BC has a points system that effects your insurance premiums if you collect so many in a year period. Tickets get sent via mail and charges to owner, if it was camera feed capture

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    But its the software driving the car thats at fault. Clearly need to ticket the AI company

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    Right. Also, flat rate ticketing is regressive, since it impacts poor people far more than rich people. So the ticket should be scaled to match the total combined income of all shareholders in the company.

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