Motorist who sat in passenger seat of Tesla on UK motorway banned for 18 months

This startup’s CEO wants to open-source self-driving car safety testing

What Happens When a Self-driving Car Is at Fault?

In the eyes of insurers, today’s self-driving vehicles are treated no differently than conventional cars when they’re involved in a collision, according to Maureen Brown of Munich Reinsurance America, a firm that insures a number of companies testing autonomous vehicles. And states that allow companies to test self-driving vehicles require them, as with human drivers, to have insurance. Every autonomous Uber vehicle, for example, is covered by commercial auto liability insurance that covers bodily injury (including death) and property damage.

There’s growing evidence Tesla’s Autopilot handles lane dividers poorly

Thankfully, this crash was different in one important respect: there was a working highway safety barrier in front of the concrete divider. As a result, the crash was much less severe and the driver was able to walk away.