{
  "id": 1737010,
  "title": "Who is responsible when accidents happen in driverless cars?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/who-is-responsible-when-accidents-happen-in-driverless-cars",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/6034116-autonomous-vehicle-crash-liability/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The first question most people ask about a driverless taxi is whether they would be willing to ride in one. But I think there's a better question: If you're injured inside one, whom do you hold accountable? That question stopped being hypothetical when federal regulators approved Zoox's steering-wheel-free robotaxi for commercial deployment late last month. Soon, people in Las Vegas will be able…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}