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Will Self-Driving Cars Eliminate All Accidents?

Self-driving cars are designed to make roads safer, but they cannot eliminate every accident. While autonomous vehicle technology may reduce crashes caused by human error, collisions can still happen because of software failures, hazardous road conditions, severe weather, mechanical defects, or unpredictable human behavior. If you were injured in a self-driving car accident, determining who… Continue reading Will Self-Driving Cars Eliminate All Accidents?

Are Self-Driving Vehicles Safe? Legal and Safety Considerations

This question took center stage again when, in December 2025, multiple reports of Waymo self-driving cars illegally passing school buses drew the attention of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In Austin, Texas, Waymo self-driving vehicles have failed to yield to school buses at least twenty times during the current school year, according to the… Continue reading Are Self-Driving Vehicles Safe? Legal and Safety Considerations

How Can a Vehicle’s Technology Increase a Driver’s Risk?

In the mid 2010s, experts predicted that driverless cars would dominate the roads by 2025. Now, these same experts say the first Level 5 fully-automated vehicles (FAVs) won’t be available until at least 2035, and they may not be common until after the middle of this century, or even later. A report from the California… Continue reading How Can a Vehicle’s Technology Increase a Driver’s Risk?

Driverless Taxis Coming to Southern California

Waymo, the driverless taxi service owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, is preparing to launch its autonomous cabs in Los Angeles, aiming to enter one of the largest ride-hailing markets globally. The service will operate in areas like downtown L.A., Santa Monica, Koreatown, and West Hollywood. While the company has been mapping the city with… Continue reading Driverless Taxis Coming to Southern California

Legal Responsibility in Self-Driving Car Accidents

No one is sure when fully driverless cars will be on California roadways. Early predictions that they would be common by 2021 were obviously off-base. However, driverless cars are coming eventually. When they do, they will change the legal landscape of negligence law. Many cars already have extensive driver-assist features. So, to an extent, these… Continue reading Legal Responsibility in Self-Driving Car Accidents