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• Title:Autonomous vehicles : self-driving cars and the law of Canada / Nathan Baker, with contributions from Jaye Hooper.
  
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• Author/Creator:Baker, Nathan, 1982- author.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Hooper, Jaye (Jaye Elizabeth), author.
  
• Published/Created:Toronto, Ontario : Irwin Law Inc, 2021.
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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: KE2095 .B35 2021
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Automated vehicles--Law and legislation--Canada.
  
• Description:xiv, 239 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm
  
• Summary:"Much of North American society has been built around automobiles. Our cities are designed around them. Our economy is propelled by them. The impact and benefit of autonomous vehicles to people, to the environment, and to society as a whole will be profound as they become more commonplace. The idea seems futuristic and far-fetched, but every day we come closer to realizing such technology in everyday life. Proper automation will allow vehicles to move more quickly and safely by removing the risk of human error, and the law will need to adapt to deal with this. Civil liability may shift from drivers to manufacturers. Criminal acts will be changed by a "new normal" surrounding criminal intent. How would all of this be affected, for example, by a person's decision to take control of the vehicle rather than rely on automation? What if the person relies only on automation? Both are potentially risky. Over the coming decades, the law surrounding motor vehicles is going to go through profound changes as autonomous vehicles become common. Issues of law deriving from advances in technology will arise. The definition of "autonomy" will arise as we move to find new solutions to age-old problems, which range from gridlock to human error. With the transition to, and ongoing evolution of, autonomous vehicles, the law will have to adapt accordingly. A new area of law will be needed and with it a new assessment of how current law can be adapted to that end. The authors hope that this book will be a ready resource as courts and litigants begin the journey down this new road."--Provided by publisher.
  
• Additional formats:Issued also in electronic format.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9781552215807 paperback
  1552215806 paperback
  
• Contents:Defining Autonomous Vehicles
  Examples of Autonomous or Semi-autonomous Vehicles Currently in Production
  Legislative and Policy Review
  Criminal and Quasi-criminal Liability
  Civil Liability / Jaye Hooper
  Why Move Toward Autonomous Vehicles?
  Philosophical Considerations: The Ghost in the Machine
  Future Hurdles.