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Evaluation ViewAttendees 25

Driver Assistance Safety Technology: What Is It and Is There Liability If You Don't Have It

Monday, July 8, 2024
8:40 AM - 9:55 AM PDT
Location: Columbia Ballroom
CLE: 1.25 Credit Hours
CLE/Business/General Meetings
Driver assistance technologies have the potential to avoid injuries and save lives by reducing traffic accidents. Some technologies provide warnings of imminent collisions, others actively intervene to prevent the collision. However, these technologies also create the potential for new theories of liability against manufacturers, commercial vehicle fleets, rental companies, and others. This presentation will explore what safety technology is available, how theories of liability based on them are evolving, what defenses are available, and how these issues are being addressed through legislative and regulatory initiatives.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the typical categories of cases involving advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).
  • Understand key approaches to defending cases involving ADAS.
  • Learn about a specific ADAS case handled by Mr. Kleffner, wherein he obtained summary judgment on behalf of a major heavy truck manfacturer and maintained that ruling on appeal to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.