[LINK] Google's Driverless Car Is Worth Trillions

[Janet Hawtin]

On 28 January 2013 12:30, Bernard Robertson-Dunn <brd at iimetro.com.au> wrote:

> If a driverless car is involved in an accident, and it is determined
> that the behaviour of the car is at fault, who is responsible?
>
> The owner?
> The non-driver?
> The manufacturer?
> The software developer?
>
> I don't think that the legal implications of such technology have been worked out yet.

I wonder this about a lot of the 'internet of things' semantic web.
In your house if an 'object with agency' has a choice between acting
on behalf of the connected manufacturer and the owner/user/subscriber
are there guidelines about how explicit, transparent, negotiable the
choice is?
This interview was interesting.

http://www.i-o-t.org/post/3questionstoPhilippeGAUTIERbyDavidFayon