Advanced Vehicle Control Systems: Potential Tort Liability for Developers
Automobile accidents avoided because the automatic collision avoidance system applies the brakes, highways which accommodate more vehicles with fewer accidents and even cars which are piloted entirely by sophisticated electronic systems, all of this and more is envisioned as stemming from the development of advanced vehicle control systems (AVCS). While AVCS exhibits great promise, the private entities which will design, test, and manufacture these systems will be discouraged if potential tort liability from AVCS-related accidents is sufficiently staggering. As discussed in this report, AVCS manufacturers, sellers, and designers could face significant exposure under existing tort law to claims for negligence, strict product liability, breach of warranty, fraud, negligent representation, and fraudulent or negligent advertising. A variety of legislative changes to the law, however, could drastically diminish that potential tort liability, by preempting state tort law, limiting liability, modifying tort doctrines, mandating alternative dispute resolution and various other reforms.
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Corporate Authors:
Nossaman, Guthner, Knox and Elliott
50 California Street
San Francisco, CA United States 94111Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Roberts, S N
- Hightower, A S
- Thornton, M G
- Cunningham, L N
- Publication Date: 1993-12
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Pagination: 62p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Advanced vehicle control systems; Crashes; Technological innovations; Tort liability
- Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01102902
- Record Type: Publication
- Contract Numbers: DTFH61-93-C-00087
- Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Jun 18 2008 3:16PM