The Regulation of Automated and Autonomous Transport

The Regulation of Automated and Autonomous Transport
by: Kyriaki Noussia (Editor),Matthew Channon(Editor)
Publisher: Springer
Edition: 1st ed. 2023
Publication Date: 13 Aug. 2023
Language: English
Print Length: 436 pages
ISBN-10: 3031323556
ISBN-13: 9783031323553
Book Description
This book discusses various legal aspects of automated and autonomous transport. The regulation of automated and autonomous transport encompasses legislation on automated cars, ships, vessels, and drones. Questions surrounding this novel area of the law, which has attracted major worldwide interest and publicity, are likely to dominate our societies and everyday life in the years ahead. One major challenge addressed in this book is remedying the regulatory fragmentation that can be observed around the globe concerning legislation on automated and autonomous transportation systems. Written and edited by respected experts in the field, including academics and practitioners alike, this book seeks to fill an important gap in the literature.Given its focus and scope, the book will be of considerable interest to practitioners, academics, and policymakers, judges, students and secondary audiences, including engineers, sociologists, naval architects, all those involved in the automated industry, and people working in AI.

About the Author

From the Back Cover This book discusses various legal aspects of automated and autonomous transport. The regulation of automated and autonomous transport encompasses legislation on automated cars, ships, vessels, and drones. Questions surrounding this novel area of the law, which has attracted major worldwide interest and publicity, are likely to dominate our societies and everyday life in the years ahead. One major challenge addressed in this book is remedying the regulatory fragmentation that can be observed around the globe concerning legislation on automated and autonomous transportation systems. Written and edited by respected experts in the field, including academics and practitioners alike, this book seeks to fill an important gap in the literature.Given its focus and scope, the book will be of considerable interest to practitioners, academics, and policymakers, judges, students and secondary audiences, including engineers, sociologists, naval architects, all those involved in the automated industry, and people working in AI. About the Author Dr. Kyriaki Noussia is an Associate Professor in law at the University of Reading, School of Law, in the United Kingdom.Dr. Matthew Channon is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Exeter, Law School, in the United Kingdom.