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		gowld on March 19, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing... the drivers are employed by the company, doing company work. They may (misleadingly) shift the optics away from the automation, but they don't shift the liability.

phyzome on March 19, 2018 [–]

Sure they do, when Uber (metaphorically) throws the driver under the bus for failing in their duties as "safety driver". >:-)

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