The age of self-driving vehicles is quickly approaching. Semi-autonomous vehicles—those with “assistive” features have already been introduced to consumers, and several states have opened, or plan to open, their roads to testing of self-driving vehicles. The introduction and use of this technology raises numerous ethical, legal, and policy considerations.
In this book, Adam Thierer argues that if the former disposition, “the precautionary principle,” trumps the latter, “permissionless innovation,” the result will be fewer services, lower-quality goods, higher prices, diminished economic growth, and a decline in the overall standard of living.
