The 14 experts - including philosophers, IT specialists, a cleric, consumer rights advocates and representatives of the auto industry - discussed the ethical, technical, legal and privacy issues surrounding autonomous driving. An independent commission has warned the German government that self - driving car technology will need to be regulated to ensure that data and privacy are protected . The commission , headed by a former judge from the Federal Constitutional Court , Udo di Fabio , has said that there are ethical issues that must be resolved before the technology is rolled out in future . The commission will present 20 new rules for the government to follow that cover the ethical , legal , technical and privacy issues thrown up by the technology .
An independent commission has warned the German government that self - driving car technology will need to be regulated to ensure that data and privacy are protected . The commission , headed by a former judge from the Federal Constitutional Court , Udo di Fabio , has said that there are ethical issues that must be resolved before the technology is rolled out in future . The commission will present 20 new rules for the government to follow that cover the ethical , legal , technical and privacy issues thrown up by the technology .