A Comparative Look at Various Countries' Legal Regimes Governing Automated Vehicles
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This RAND study examines legal frameworks governing autonomous vehicles across multiple countries, relevant to AI safety governance as AVs represent one of the earliest large-scale deployments of AI systems in safety-critical public environments.
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This RAND study, published in the Journal of Law and Mobility, compares legal regimes—laws, regulations, and implementing bodies—governing automated vehicles across multiple countries active in AV development. It examines how legal frameworks provide gatekeeping for AV developers, allocate liability, and complement public policy strategies. The research draws on scholarly literature, gray literature, and expert consultations from public and private sectors.
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- •Legal regimes for AVs include laws, regulations, and implementing bodies that set rules for public road use and liability allocation.
- •The study covers multiple countries known to be active in AV development, comparing their regulatory approaches.
- •Policy documents like national strategies complement legal regimes and signal jurisdictional support for AV development.
- •RAND collaborated with the University of Michigan Law School's Law and Mobility Program on this comparative research.
- •Public welfare considerations drive the importance of legal gatekeeping for AV design and operation on public roads.
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A Comparative Look at Various Countries' Legal Regimes Governing Automated Vehicles
Brittany Eastman, Shay Collins, Ryan Jones, J.J. Martin, Marjory S. Blumenthal, Karlyn D. Stanley
ResearchPosted on rand.org Nov 27, 2023Published in: Journal of Law and Mobility, Volume 2023 (2023)
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News and commentary about automated vehicles (AVs) focus on how they look and appear to operate, along with the companies developing and testing them. Behind the scenes are legal regimes—laws, regulations, and implementing bodies of different kinds—that literally and figuratively provide the rules of the road for AVs. Legal regimes matter because public welfare hinges on aspects of AV design and operation. Legal regimes can provide gatekeeping for AV developers and oper
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