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Google says they want to be on the hook for their self-driving cars. (And they don't want humans to be able to take over in the first place.)


Sure. That way they can partner with insurers to offer lower rates to people who buy their tech. Pretty sound business strategy.

I understand that this is a pretty cynical view, and to be fair all the Googlers I've spoken with are true believers in their tech (perhaps a little too much). But don't underestimate the power of ego and financial incentives to constrain ethical/moral calculus.


Oh, it makes perfect business sense for Google to ask to be on the hook: less hassle for the customers means a bigger market for the product.




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