Who is responsible for autonomous driving accidents? South Korea blames drivers

Hwang Hee, a member of the Transportation Committee of the South Korean House of Representatives, plans to introduce a bill this week to amend the Automobile Accident Compensation Act to clearly involve accidents involving L3 autonomous vehicles. responsibility. Lawmakers have discussed the issue of liability for self-driving car accidents in the legal and policy arena, and have recently concluded that placing blame on the driver is the fastest way to protect victims after an accident.

Highly automated cars, also known as L3 autonomous vehicles, mean that the driver can let go of the steering wheel in most situations, although L3 autonomous vehicles still require a human driver to sit in the driver's seat , and is ready to take over the driving task in seconds.

According to the draft bill, all owners who purchase self-driving cars must purchase a car insurance, which is similar to the requirements for purchasing ordinary cars. When an accident occurs, the insurance company first compensates the victim for the car owner. The self-driving car will then be inspected for defects to determine whether the automaker is responsible for the accident. The rule will apply to L0 to L3 cars, and the Korean government believes it is too early to discuss the liability and compensation system for L4 and L5 autonomous cars, which are highly automated driving and fully automated driving respectively.

Starting next year, South Korea will begin to build a new legal framework to pave the way for the commercialization of L3 autonomous vehicles. In addition, the new bill also mandates that all self-driving cars be equipped with driving recording systems.

　(Original title: Who bears the responsibility for autonomous driving accidents? South Korea blames the driver)