Everyone, including Ars Technica, uncritically swallows this "assume liability" line.
Even when you cause an accident, you don't pay. Your insurance company does. You might "pay" with increased future insurance rates.
So what exactly does it mean that Mercedes "assumes liability"?
What is the process and what happens?
If that system causes an accident, how do you contact Mercedes? How do your prove you were running it within desired parameters?
Are they going to reimburse insurance company?
We all have (or supposed to have) mandatory insurance. We're already paying so what practical difference does it make to the owner of that car?
Those are really basic question that no one seems to address.
Everyone just repeats that vague marketing line like it means something.
Even when you cause an accident, you don't pay. Your insurance company does. You might "pay" with increased future insurance rates.
So what exactly does it mean that Mercedes "assumes liability"?
What is the process and what happens?
If that system causes an accident, how do you contact Mercedes? How do your prove you were running it within desired parameters?
Are they going to reimburse insurance company?
We all have (or supposed to have) mandatory insurance. We're already paying so what practical difference does it make to the owner of that car?
Those are really basic question that no one seems to address.
Everyone just repeats that vague marketing line like it means something.