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‘Eyes-off driving’ is coming, and we’re so not ready

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This could be you in the near future, bingeing The White Lotus while your Cadillac Escalade handles the driving. But what happens when the car makes a mistake? | Image: GM

Last month, General Motors added its name to the growing list of automakers who are pursuing a novel type of partially automated technology called “eyes-off driving.” What they didn’t do, though, is provide a thorough description of how they’ll take responsibility when something goes wrong.

Not to be confused with the type of “eyes-off” distracted driving that many drivers seem to be practicing these days, GM’s system would be a step toward the automaker’s ultimate goal of selling privately owned, fully autonomous cars. Some GM-produced cars already include the company’s Super Cruise system, which allows drivers to take their hands off the …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Original Source: https://www.theverge.com/transportation/812439/eyes-off-driving-level-3-legal-liability-crash

Original Source: https://www.theverge.com/transportation/812439/eyes-off-driving-level-3-legal-liability-crash

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