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Self-driving cars may require black boxes in Germany soon

on Jul 18, 2016 | 0 comments

By John McCarthy

The German transport ministry is looking to hold self-driving cars to account and is set to legislate a mandatory black box aboard the vehicles to determine the cause of accidents.

The announcement comes after a man was found to have died in a collision at the wheel of an auto piloted Tesla S model earlier this year in the US.

In Germany, the government is looking to establish liability for crashes, either the driver or the AI, by installing a black box in upcoming cars, according to Reuters.

The proposals come from Alexander Dobrindt, transport minister who will look to push a Read full story ›

Source: The Drum