This policy is part of the policy on self-driving cars announced by the Japanese government’s future investment committee on Friday. This policy will be submitted to the Japan Diet as soon as 2019.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in a meeting, 'By taking concrete measures to develop a legal framework, I hope that Japan can take the lead in setting international standards.'
This policy aims to develop regulatory and legal guidance before the widespread adoption of self-driving cars, which may be in the first half of the 2020s. It includes third-level autonomous driving technology - under certain conditions, the automobile can be monitored by drivers. Automated driving. Discussions for fourth- or fifth-level autonomous driving or fully self-driving cars will follow.
Like ordinary cars, car owners will be responsible for car accidents in auto-driving mode, and auto insurance claims that can be forcibly purchased by the government. Car manufacturers need to take responsibility only if the car is defective. The insurance company will develop New insurance for auto-driving cars.
In order to facilitate the investigation of the responsibility of the accident, the self-driving car will require the installation of relevant equipment, the ability to record the location, as well as information on the operating status of the autonomous driving system.
As long as the vehicle owner has taken appropriate safety measures - such as updating the various systems of the car, the damage caused by the hacking of the car will be handled in accordance with the theft of the car.
There are also many issues - such as the criminal liability of traffic accidents - that are not resolved by the Japanese government's guidelines. The Japanese road traffic regulations may not be compatible with the autopilot problem because they are based on the Geneva Convention on Road Traffic. , Assuming that road traffic is inseparable from human participation. This Convention is unlikely to change, and the possibility of criminal liability has a considerable impact on automotive manufacturers.
Judging the driverless operating environment - such as speed limits, time and weather - is also crucial. The government must also develop standards for control systems and defense against hacker attacks. It plans to develop a self-driving car safety policy this summer.
Earlier this month, an Arizona woman was hit by an Uber autopilot test vehicle on the road. This incident sparked a controversy over the liability of traffic accidents in self-driving cars.