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Autoblog Minute: Volvo, Mercedes, Google back autonomous tech

Companies Will Accept Liability For Their Self-Driving Cars

Self-driving cars could make our commutes a breeze but what happens when something goes wrong? Three industry leaders step up with an answer. Autoblog's Adam Morath reports on this edition of Autoblog Minute, with commentary from Pete Bigelow.
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[00:00:00] Self-driving cars could make our commutes a breeze but what happens when something goes wrong? Three industry leaders step up with an answer. I'm Adam Morath and this is your Autoblog Minute.

Volvo, Mercedes and Google have all come forward to say that in the event of a systems failure of one of their autonomous vehicles, they would be willing to accept full liability. For more we go to Autoblog's Pete Bigelow:

[00:00:30] - [00:01:00] [00:01:30] [Pete Bigelow Interview]


With Volvo setting the precedent we'll see how the rest of the industry responds. For Autoblog, I'm Adam Morath.

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