It's the government putting people in jail, not me. And the details of who is responsible for the car under what circumstances does seem like the sort of thing that should be worked out - in public - before you have a software program operating a car potentially beyond the effective (due to latency etc) control of its designated human driver (for legal purposes) and whilst corporate PR represents the vehicle as entirely autonomous.
Especially if there's a sneaking suspicion that the reason these trials are able to take place in this manner is that for any given driving error, officers and employees of corporations who have chosen to unleash experimental technology on public roads are less likely to be held liable for the consequences of their actions than a regular driver due to the dilution of responsibility.
Especially if there's a sneaking suspicion that the reason these trials are able to take place in this manner is that for any given driving error, officers and employees of corporations who have chosen to unleash experimental technology on public roads are less likely to be held liable for the consequences of their actions than a regular driver due to the dilution of responsibility.