As driver-less cars fast approaches reality reports suggest that motor incidents could fall by as much as 90%. it’s odd as I write this how some words just don’t seem right when used in the context of a robot!) Predictions assume that motor insurance continues to protect the driver from liability for motor accidents, but in the driver-less car, how can insurers assess risk where the driver history, age and gender has no relevance, so surely risk sits with the manufacturer. The car industry is already working on a driverless car.
As driver-less cars fast approaches reality reports suggest that motor incidents could fall by as much as 90%. Predictions assume that motor insurance continues to protect the driver from liability for motor accidents, but in the driver-less car, how can insurers assess risk where the driver history, age and gender has no relevance, so surely risk sits with the manufacturer. The car industry is already working on a driverless car.