Auto Industry Lawyers Warn Automated Driving Hype Will Be A Legal Matter

Deadly crashes involving Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) and Uber Technologies [UBER.UL] vehicles operating entirely or in part under automated systems have made a once-abstract problem very real for auto industry lawyers gathered at a recent conference. It is crucial that companies accurately outline limitations of automatic driving systems and the circumstances in which they can and cannot take over steering, braking and lane-keeping, attorneys for the U.S. units of carmakers including Hyundai (011760.KS), Toyota (7203.T), Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) and supplier company Continental (CONG.DE) said at a recent legal conference.