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by UncleEntity 1769 days ago
Nah, they just threw the safety driver under the bus…apparently being charged with (negligent?) homicide.

Buying a governor really payed off for them it turned out.

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Quite right, the Uber case is here:

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54175359

So what happens with the human driver (you) if the same accident happens ?

If the Uber case sets the standard, then negligent homicide is a likely charge. The sentence for that in the US is "A minimum of 4 years in prison and up to a maximum of 8 years in prison" according to this link:

https://www.feldmanroyle.com/homicide/negligent-homicide/

You better hope you can explain it was a bug in the software in this situation.