Who is liable when a connected and autonomous vehicle crashes?

07 May, 2019
In March 2018, a pedestrian in Arizona was struck by a self-driving Uber vehicle during a vehicle test. An Arizona prosecutor recently found Uber not criminally liable for the incident, though little detail was given for the decision (see our blog post, here). Once CAVs are on the roads and self-driving, liability is expected to … Read more

PREPARING AUSTRALIA: CONNECTED AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

18 October, 2018
In May 2018, Herbert Smith Freehills’ Sydney office hosted the conference “Driving forward with connected and autonomous vehicles“, the final in a series of similar events hosted in New York, London and across Asia. The Sydney conference brought together participants from government and the private sector, including infrastructure providers, data analysts, insurers and technology investors, to discuss … Read more

DRIVING FORWARD WITH CONNECTED AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

15 August, 2018
Herbert Smith Freehills recently hosted a series of panel discussions with expert speakers, discussing a range of topics within connected and autonomous vehicles and technologies. This video provides highlights of the key questions, challenges and potential solutions that were discussed during the panel sessions and that are expected to arise as connected and autonomous vehicles … Read more