Research on Tort Liability of Autonomous Driving Taxis
CHEN Jiahao
(1.Law School, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, Jilin, China)
Abstract: The continuous iteration of autonomous driving technology has given rise tothe emergence of commercialization. As a relatively concrete commercial form at present,autonomous driving taxis (Robotaxis) have also exposed the problem of tort liability divisionthat is different from traditional automobiles, At present, China has not yet made regulations onthe liability for accidents caused by commercial operations such as self-driving taxis, and therelevant laws and regulations in China only remain at the policy level. Given the characteristicsof self-driving taxis such as multi-party subjectivity, unpredictable behavior and ambiguousresponsibility, the absence of supporting laws will seriously affect the development of new business forms such as self-driving. The change in the responsibility division model has led toalterations in the responsibilities that the Robotaxi platform, a new type of entity, passengers,and producers need to undertake in the new pattern under multiple subjects. At the same time,since the Robotaxi platform has the obligation to ensure safety, it can also be deduced that itshould bear no-fault liability. As another important subject, the producer, due to its responsibilityfor product quality, should bear an external no-fault and internal joint liability model, whichalso confiorms to the basic logic of legal doctrine.
Keywords: Autonomous driving taxi Product liability Platform responsibility; Liability forinfringement
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