Research On Tort Liability Of Traffic Accident Of Self-driving Vehicle

The technology of self-driving vehicle is popular all over the world,and is favored by many automobile manufacturers and design developers.However,with the emergence of new technology,there must be new legal problems.Although the mature application of self-driving vehicle technology will bring benefits such as reducing travel costs and improving road quality,when the self-driving system is turned on,self-driving cars have been involved in many crashes and even deaths.At present,the current Tort Law of our country is not completely applicable to the traffic accident infringement of self-driving cars,there are some problems,such as difficult to determine the subject of Tort Liability,difficult to bear the tort liability clearly,difficult to apply the principle of Tort Liability imputation and the related supporting system in trouble.In this case,it is necessary to put forward countermeasures against the Tort Liability of self-driving cars.This is not only related to the protection of the rights and interests of drivers and non-drivers,but also can prevent legal issues from becoming an obstacle to the development of the automobile industry.China should learn from the United States,the United Kingdom,Germany on the legal provisions on self-driving cars,and on the basis of summing up the experience applicable to China’s legal system,China’s current tort liability system to be improved.In the light of the Tort Liability of traffic accident of self-driving vehicle,we should make clear the subject of liability,the principle of liability assumption and imputation.At the same time,it is necessary to give full play to the insurance system,and to build a complete set of tort liability system for traffic accidents of self-driving cars.