The Legal Road Ahead For Autonomous Vehicles

By Michael Nelson and Charlotte Walker-Osborn, Eversheds Sutherland LLP ( May 12, 2017, 11:01 AM EDT) -- Countless lives are lost each year due to vehicle-related deaths, and more than 90 percent of these accidents are attributable to human error. With the advent of new technological capabilities, we live in an age where limiting these tragic outcomes is a very real possibility. Artificial intelligence in the driver's seat is a reality today and will become far more advanced with each passing year. But autonomous vehicles present many complexities from a legal perspective. In this videocast, Eversheds Sutherland (US) partner Michael Nelson and Eversheds Sutherland (International) partner Charlotte Walker-Osborn discuss the compliance challenges of the driverless future. . . .

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