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Insurers should not be liable for software faults in driverless cars, ABI warns
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Insurers should have a right to recover claim costs when a mechanical or software defect within a driverless car causes a crash, the Association of British Insurers has said.
The ABI have said that insurers should be able to claim back the costs from motor manufacturers, software companies or other parties in cases where the vehicle or technology was found to have been at
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