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Ep. 71 - The Riad Case and Self-Driving Car Crashes: Is Tesla at Fault?

Is This Legal?

English - February 12, 2022 20:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 65 ratings
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With self-driving technology becoming more and more common, the inevitable re-drawing of legal lines has begun to figure out who's at fault, and to what extent, when self-driving cars crash. In this episode of the show, Colin and Russ tackle a recent case from California involving a Tesla driver, Kevin Riad, who faces felony charges for an accident resulting in multiple fatalities. Is Mr. Riad liable criminally? Is Tesla? Also features an "Is This Legal?" segment with a guest who must ponder not one but two  legal quandaries, and a Dumb Criminal of the Week that, shockingly, does not come out of Florida. Sit back, and tune in!