Research On Tort Liability Of Driverless Car Traffic Accidents

The emergence of driverless cars has promoted the transformation of human transportation.On the one hand,driverless cars can liberate human beings from driving work,but also improve the level of road traffic safety and greatly relieve traffic pressure.On the other hand,the rapid development of self-driving technology makes the human society is facing some new challenges,such as unmanned car compared to the traditional car,without the driver of this important role,so the traffic accident in large part because the vehicle defects products,driverless cars also return to the nature of the product,Therefore,product liability should be regarded as the main applicable basis of imputation.However,due to the characteristics of driverless vehicles,the application of traditional product liability rules is faced with some difficulties and needs to be adjusted accordingly.In terms of the subject of liability,the scope of the subject of product liability should be expanded.In product defect identification,the judgment method should be refined according to defect type;In the aspect of burden of proof,presumption should be adopted;In terms of the cause of exemption,we should also make restrictive interpretation of some clauses.At the same time,relevant supporting systems should be perfected.