The document discusses the legal issues surrounding driverless cars. It notes that questions remain around liability in accidents, how to address impaired driving, and how driverless cars will recognize police or road workers. Privacy of travel data is also a concern. Insurance models will need to adapt to autonomous vehicles. While legal questions remain, driverless cars may overcome obstacles with continued research and changes to laws and regulations.

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LEGAL ISSUES IN DRIVERLESS
CAR
N.Vignesh Kumaran B.E.
Junior Associate-Patents &
Designs, Altacit Global

2. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
DRIVERLESS CAR OR AUTONOMOUS CAR
An autonomous car, also known as a driverless car, driver-free car, self-
driving car or robot car, is an autonomous vehicle capable of fulfilling
the human transportation capabilities of a traditional car. As an
autonomous vehicle, it is capable of sensing its environment and
navigating without human input. Robotic cars exist mainly as prototypes
and demonstration systems. Currently, the only self-driving vehicles
that are commercially available are open-air shuttles for pedestrian
zones that operate at 12.5 miles per hour (20.1 km/h).
INTRODUCTION

3. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
WORKING OF DRIVERLESS CAR
Autonomous vehicles sense their surroundings with such techniques as
radar, lidar, GPS, and computer vision. Advanced control systems
interpret sensory information to identify appropriate navigation paths,
as well as obstacles and relevant signage. Some autonomous vehicles
update their maps based on sensory input, allowing the vehicles to
keep track of their position even when conditions change or when they
enter uncharted environments. Google was granted patent US8078349
for this on December 13th
2011.

4. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
GOOGLE’S DRIVERLESS CAR

5. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
POTENTIALADVANTAGES OF DRIVERLESS
CAR
• Fewer traffic collisions, due to an autonomous system's increased
reliability and faster reaction time compared to human drivers.
• Increased roadway capacity and reduced traffic congestion (due to
reduced need for safety gaps), and the ability to better manage
traffic flow.
• Relief of vehicle occupants from driving and navigation chores.
• Higher speed limit for autonomous cars.
• Removal of constraints on occupants' state – in an autonomous car,
it would not matter if the occupants were under age, over age,
blind, distracted, intoxicated, or otherwise impaired.

6. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
POTENTIAL OBSTACLES IN DRIVERLESS
CAR
• Liability for damage.
• Resistance for individuals to forfeit control of their cars.
• Software reliability.
• Cyber Security: A car's computer could potentially be
compromised, as could a communication system between cars.
• Implementation of legal framework and establishment of
government regulations for self-driving cars.
• Reliance on autonomous drive produces less experienced drivers
when manual drive is needed.

7. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
LEGAL ISSUES IN DRIVERLESS CAR
• If a driverless car drives a drunk person home, could the person be
charged with drunk driving? This is by no means a trivial issue
because all current autonomous cars allow switching between
driverless and normal modes. In an accident doubts may be raised
about who had control of the car. A similar problem arises for
operating mobile phones while driving. The Nevada law on
driverless cars includes an explicit provision for this case.

8. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
CONT…
Illustration:
In August 2011, a human-controlled Google driverless car was
involved in a crash near Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.
Google has stated that the car was being driven manually at the time of
the accident. A previous incident involved a Google driverless car
being rear-ended while stopped at a traffic light. Google says that
neither of these incidents were the fault of Google's car but the fault of
other humans operating the car.

9. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
CONT…
• Will driverless cars be able to recognize a police officer and be able to
understand their directions?
• How about roadside workers? How about privacy concerns about the
travel data that’s collected by onboard computers.

10. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
CONT…
• Potentials for misuse because of hacking, obtaining remote control
over the vehicle and failure because of high dependency on global
positioning infrastructure.
• California's law requires autonomous vehicles to log records of
operation so the data can be used to reconstruct an accident.
• Insurance – How will the insurance industry handle this revolution in
transportation? What will the emerging insurance models entail, and
how will automated vehicles be covered?

11. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
CONT…

12. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
CONT…
• Next, auto companies will be forced to make major changes to
secure their franchises. For example, these companies will have to
hire mechanics that understand and can work with the complexity
of the driverless car. This may possibly result in a loss of jobs in
this field.

13. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Although legal issues connected to driverless cars have raised many
questions, emotion may prove a greater obstacle to their acceptance and
as driverless car is still in research, hope we can see driverless car running
in our roads soon which would overcome all these obstacles and legal
issues in the future, let’s wait and see.
Con
CONCLUSION

14. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
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