Autonomous driving raises a whole host of questions Even though numerous answers are still lacking around the world at least some recommendations exist DATA ETHICS AND HACKING ETHICS If an accident cannot be avoided for instance on a narrow street how will the system decide whether to hit the child that suddenly runs into the street or the two senior citizens engaged in a conversation at the curb The Ethics Commission of the German Federal Government says that any qualification according to personal characteristics is strictly prohibited LIABILITY Who will be liable in an accident if the vehicle was traveling autonomously There are no binding regulations for this yet However insurance companies like German Allianz see liability resting with the vehicle owner irrespective of who s at fault A technical defect would be an exception to this rule In this case the manufacturer s product liability would apply HACKING Autonomous vehicles will become targets of hacking attempts Con sequently we must accept says IT security expert Marcus Völp from the University of Luxembourg that attackers will find gateways and hack cars This means that we need sys tems that are capable of responding in real time and restoring themselves while being attacked DATA PROTECTION Who owns the data collected during a trip And what will happen to it In Europe the Gen eral Data Protection Regulation GDPR applies All data may only be collected for a specified purpose and not be processed or transferred without the driv er s permission outlook 93

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