Abstract
Cars will become more autonomous and intelligent in the near future. Eventually, Autonomous Intelligent Cars (AICs) will contribute to road safety, will enable the mobilisation of disabled citizens and a will lead to a decrease of CO2 emissions. The European Union aims to stimulate responsible innovation in the field of AICs, in a way that (ethical) acceptability, sustainability and societal desirability are taken into account. The current legal frameworks are not observed to optimally facilitate innovation or successful societal deployment of AICs. This article explores challenges for both innovation and acceptance that follow from the current legal regimes on product liability, liability for motor vehicles and information privacy of consumers of AICs, and discusses these challenges in view of a regulatory balance that is to be reached between stimulation of innovation and consumer protection in the European Union.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 485-501 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | European Journal of Risk Regulation |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2016 |
Keywords
- autonomous
- intelligence
- cars
- liability
- privacy
- europen union
- regulation
- innovation