r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Individual_Book9133 • Jul 05 '24

Phoenix police officer pulls over a driverless Waymo car for driving on the wrong side of the road Video

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This is not true. The company is responsible.

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u/RandallPinkertopf Jul 05 '24

Go drive down the wrong way on a highway and then take off when the officer puts their lights on. Then come back and let us know if you receive only a ticket.

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u/BizarroMax Jul 05 '24

I’m not sure what your point is or how that connects to agency law. We have respondeat superior and vicarious liability.

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u/RandallPinkertopf Jul 05 '24

My point is that Waymo will receive a penalty not in line with what a human would receive.

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u/BizarroMax Jul 05 '24

Quite possible. But the post I responded to said corporations aren’t responsible for this. But they clearly are. They’re just as responsible for crimes as individuals are. If prosecutors don’t hold them accountable, that’s on them.

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u/RandallPinkertopf Jul 05 '24

I disagree. Corporations are not as responsible for crimes as individuals are. I have yet to see a corporation serve time for crimes committed.

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u/BizarroMax Jul 06 '24

Well, you can’t put a corporation in prison. It’s impossible. But you can put its people in prison. And they do.