[Vaslo]

Agreed it could be prevented - don’t think Google should pay for it though. Tragic but not suit worthy.

[bytehowl]

If I tell you to kill yourself and you go through with it, will I get into legal trouble or not?

[rootusrootus]

There are definitely jurisdictions in the US (perhaps most or all of them) that have laws which say yes, inciting suicide is a crime.

[LightBug1]

There are ways to get around that: "Hey, go drive a Tesla on autopilot"

[mattmanser]

Why not?

Unless someone starts getting slapped with fines, they won't put any equivalent of seat belts in.

[bluGill]

We can perhaps say this is a first time thing, so give a small fine this time. However those should be with the promise that if there is a next time the fine will be much bigger until Google stops doing this.