Self-driving cars is a broad term that can be misleading. Cars fall into the “self-driving car” category today if they are equipped with driver support technology or an autonomous software.
Many vehicles today have driver support technology. This technology includes adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping assist.
Many people consider the idea of autonomous vehicles on the roads progress. Others question the safety of these vehicles. Are these vehicles as safe as human drivers or can they make split-second decisions?
Common causes of auto-driving car accident
The most common type of accident involving self-driving vehicles is rear-end collisions in which a human-operated vehicle collides with the back of a vehicle that is not driving. Sometimes, the vehicle wasn’t able or unable to stop in time.
Autonomous vehicles can also be subject to side swipes. Most cases of side swipes with autonomous vehicles are again attributable to the human driver and not the autonomous vehicle.
Another common accident was with pedestrians and cyclists. These were issues in which the human driver should have taken over the autonomous vehicle. The vehicle’s autopilot didn’t respond to these situations.
Are human-driven cars more likely to cause accidents than driverless vehicles?
You might be thinking that driverless car crashes are mostly caused by human drivers. You might conclude that driverless car accidents are less common than traditional accidents, since most of the accidents involving driverless vehicles involve human drivers.
Who is responsible for an auto-driving car accident?
There are additional factors that you should consider when filing a lawsuit or seeking compensation if you are involved in an accident with a driverless vehicle. This is because more than one person may be at fault .
You can file a personal Injury lawsuit against the driver. If it is proven that the accident was caused by a defect in the vehicle or its autonomous technology, you might also be eligible to file a product negligence lawsuit.
These types of defects can be blamed on the manufacturer:
- A manufacturing defect in which the item is unsafe even when it was used correctly
- A design flaw that makes a product inherently dangerous when it is manufactured.
- Failure to warn Product that didn’t contain the proper warnings or instructions for safe usage
Summarized from an article by MVP Accident Attorneys.
