In 2015, Volvo issued a press release claiming that Volvo would accept full liability whenever its cars are in autonomous mode.
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Starting in September 2023 in the United States, Mercedes-Benz takes liability for the Level 3 Drive Pilot as long as the "user operates Drive Pilot as designed," but "the driver must be ready to take control of the vehicle at all times when prompted to intervene by the vehicle."
There'll be a decade of court cases over how fast this means.
Mercedes will argue 10ms before the crash counts; ambulance chasers will claim it's five minutes.
There’s a lot of money to be made. Just look at the prices for travel insurance direct from the airline versus a third party. 2-3x.
It’ll be like BMW with the heated seat subscription fee.
Similarly, many car makers offer heated seats without a subscription fee, because of the magic of competition.
This is an excellent point.