A Legal Perspective on Three Misconceptions in Vehicle Automation

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Author(s):
  • Bryant W. Smith
Publish Date:
June 10, 2014
Publication Title:
Road Vehicle Automation
Publisher:
Springer Verlag
Place of Publication:
Cham
Editor(s):
  • Gereon Meyer,
  • Sven Beiker
Format:
Book, Section
Citation(s):
  • Bryant Walker Smith, A Legal Perspective on Three Misconceptions in Vehicle Automation, in Road Vehicle Automation, Gereon Meyer and Sven Beiker, eds., Cham: Springer Verlag, 2014.
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Abstract

In this chapter I address three commonly misunderstood aspects of vehicle automation: capability, deployment, and connectivity. For each, I identify a myth pervading public discussion, provide a contradictory view common among experts, explain why that expert view is itself incomplete, and finally discuss the legal implications of this nuance. Although there are many more aspects that merit clarification, these three are linked because they suggest a shift in transportation from a product model to a service model, a point with which I conclude.