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Waymo CEO Says Society Is Ready for One of Its Cars to Kill Someone (futurism.com)

submitted 6 days ago by sundray@lemmus.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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What an odd thing to say...

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[–] mech@feddit.org 192 points 6 days ago (18 children)

one passed a stopped school bus that was unloading kids in Atlanta. That’s a violation that normally garners $1,000 fine and a court hearing, but nothing was issued to the company.

“These cars don’t have a driver, so we’re really going to have to rethink who’s responsible,” said Georgia state Representative Clint Crowe to Atlanta news station, KGW8.

No? The company has a mail address. Send them the notice and summons to court, just like you would for the owner of a regular vehicle.

[–] chaosCruiser@futurology.today 14 points 6 days ago (13 children)

Only a 1000 bucks? That’s just the cost of doing business to them.

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

If they are truly so much safer, one could say they have much higher standards for drive safety.

If they have a much higher standards then the times they do fail, it’s reasonable the fine should be multiplied a few times.

There are some current examples where commercial higher standards lead to bigger penalties.

Bar owners can be criminally charged for over serving alcohol to drunk clients. Citizen hosts don’t face that same legal responsibility.

Similar with Financial advisors vs your crypto uncle.

[–] mech@feddit.org 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If they have a much higher standards then the times they do fail, it’s reasonable the fine should be multiplied a few times.

I was only fined once in my life for speeding (going 5km/h over the limit on a downhill), since I always respect the speed limit.
Would it make sense to multiply my fine by the average number of violations other people commit in their lives?

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 days ago

Then not what I said,

Neither do you as a private citizen qualify to be held to a higher standard like the real world examples I gave.

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