Park yourself cars

[lurker172602]

I've been seeing a lot of advertising for cars that can park themselves lately.  Who is responsible if something goes wrong and your car damages another while it is parking?  Or are you more involved than the adverts show?

No biggy, I'm just curious.

[amber-eyed-girl]

I believe, the driver controls the pedals but has to keep hands off the wheel. The driver would be responsible (unless there was a major acknowledged fault from the manufacturer...and they then took responsibility...or you could sue them successfully)

That's the way the only one I have seen works, anyway.

[ecar3483]

If you're in the car when it's reversing (automatically or not), at least in theory you're "in control" of the car.

That's how I'd figure it, but a $1000 an hour lawyer could probably argue holes through that, big enough to drive a truck through.