Research on Legal Risks and Legal Regulations of Autonomous Driving from the Perspective of Civil Law

Abstract

In recent years, artificial intelligence has been widely used in various fields of social production and daily life. Methods to promote artificial intelligence and its active integration into social life has caused fierce disputes in the scientific and technological circles and legal circles. Autonomous driving technology is a type of artificial intelligence technology. As these technologies have achieved breakthrough development, the risks of legal subject qualification and legal liability also follow. Regarding the issue of liability for the damages caused by autonomous driving, the current legal system does not involve this aspect. Whether autonomous vehicles can be applied to the determination of tort liability for traditional vehicles is worthy of in-depth discussion in the academic community. This article analyzes the possible legal risks of autonomous driving from the perspectives of legal subject qualifications, tort liability, and privacy rights. Moreover, it assesses approaches to regulate the corresponding risks from the perspectives of ethics, responsibility sharing, and privacy protection to promote the healthy development of autonomous driving.

Keywords: Autonomous driving, legal risk, legal regulation

DOI: 10.7176/JLPG/108-02

Publication date: April 30^th 2021