From: blockedofcourse@foo.invalid   
      
   On 2/16/2026 2:50 PM, DJ Delorie wrote:   
   > Don Y  writes:   
   >> Wondering what wack-a-doodle logic this entailed:   
   >   
   > I'm picturing them screaming down the highway, completely lacking in   
   > vehicle...   
   >   
   >> Though, in an era of driverless cars, how might the notion of "driving"   
   >> evolve -- as any occupant could have been the one who "ordered" the   
   >> trip...   
   >   
   > The courts are already struggling with this one.  It's not about who   
   > requested the ride (think of a limo with a driver) it's about who's   
   > responsible if something happens.   
      
   I think in all cases except hiring for some illegal purpose, the   
   "driver" is clearly the operator and "in control of" the vehicle.   
   The individual who hired the service has no direct control of   
   the vehicle.   
      
   But, when the "driver/operator" is a piece of software, who,   
   then, assumes responsibility for "control" of the vehicle?   
   Do you fudge the issue by requiring "someone" to sit in the driver's   
   seat and assume control if the vehicle does something "wrong"?   
   [If so, then will truly driverless vehicles ever exist?]   
      
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