Meet the Boss!

When I see headlines like: "Driverless car wins robot challenge"I start to worry!

"A driverless car called Boss has scooped a $2m prize in a Californian race for robotic vehicles."

"Larry Burns, GM's vice-president for research and development and strategic planning, said developing cars that drive themselves is a key objective.

"Imagine being able to talk on the phone, eat your breakfast, handle your emails, and leave the driving to the vehicle," he added.

He believes cars with that level of intelligence could be on the road by 2015."

OK I am imagining! Let's assume that the technology is taken care of and we have one of these robotic monsters on the road.

1. Who is going to be licensed to drive? - It can't be the fellow eating his breakfast, reading his e-mails etc.
2. Who will you be able to sue when an accident happens? - This time the slurred story of "But offischer, I really wasn't driving under the affluence of incohol, the "Boss" was driving." will actually be believable.
3. Who will have to pay the speeding tickets that are incurred - the manufacturer or the passenger? Or do they send the ticket to the "Boss"
   

These and many other mysteries of life will be interesting to wait for - All I have to do now is to hang around long enough to see what happens!