{"id":32705,"date":"2023-10-20T14:28:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/volvo-to-take-full-responsibility-if-one-of-its-self-driving-cars-crashes-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:28:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:28:50","slug":"volvo-to-take-full-responsibility-if-one-of-its-self-driving-cars-crashes-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/volvo-to-take-full-responsibility-if-one-of-its-self-driving-cars-crashes-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Volvo to take full responsibility if one of its self-driving cars crashes &#8211; StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"352\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/l_volvo445.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"l_volvo445\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Volvo says it will take responsibility for crashes involving its self-driving cars as the manufacturer calls on regulators to quickly adapt to the new technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Volvo president Hakan Samuelsson says the main thing holding back autonomous driving is regulations, not technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we are to ensure a smooth transition to autonomous mobility then together we must create the necessary framework that will support this,\u201d Samuelsson <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/kwhite\/AppData\/Local\/Microsoft\/Windows\/Temporary%20Internet%20Files\/Content.Outlook\/LXMUGKSR\/%E2%80%A2%09https:\/www.media.volvocars.com\/global\/en-gb\/media\/pressreleases\/167975\/us-urged-to-establish-nationwide-federal-guidelines-for-autonomous-driving\">says in a press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That makes Volvo one of the first companies to say it will accept all liability whenever one of its cars is in autonomous mode.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVolvo wants to remove the uncertainty of who would be responsible in the event of a crash,\u201d Samuelsson <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-34475031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tells the BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This commitment relies on the security of these driverless cars, and Samuelsson says hacking a car should be a criminal offense and shouldn\u2019t be blamed on the manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are constantly evolving defensive software to counter the risks associated with hacking a car,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not blame Apple or Microsoft for computer viruses or hackers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a move that\u2019s sure to have implications for autonomous cars around the world, with regulators trying to keep up with rapid developments in technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Australia, <a href=\"planning\/south-australia-set-to-open-roads-to-driverless-cars\/2015092315573.html\">Adelaide is trying to place itself at the centre of the autonomous cars movement<\/a>, with the city to host the country\u2019s first real-life trials of driverless cars on open roads later this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>Want to grow your business <\/i><a href=\"startupschool\/events\/how-to-use-instagram-to-grow-your-business\/\"><i>with Instagram?<\/i><\/a><i> <\/i><i>StartupSmart School can help.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volvo says it will take responsibility for crashes involving its self-driving cars as the manufacturer calls on regulators to quickly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32705"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}