New Jersey lawmakers have introduced legislation that would, if enacted, require owners of driverless cars to maintain liability insurance coverage.
If the legislation does become law, New Jersey could become the third state in the nation, after Nevada and Florida, to require that owners of autonomous vehicles maintain liability insurance coverage.
At present, liability coverage attaches to the driver of a car, and it remains an open question as to who would be held liable in the event that an autonomous car causes an accident.
State laws evolving
Since 2011, at least nine states — Nevada, Florida, California, Michigan, North Dakota, Hawaii, Washington, Tennessee and Utah — along with the District of Columbia, have enacted laws permitting some form of testing of autonomous vehicles. Additionally, governors in Arizona and Massachusetts issued executive orders on autonomous vehicles, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
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Michael Booth
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