2nd ICAI 2022

International Conference on Automotive Industry 2022

Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic

Consumer’s Concern about Autonomous Vehicles Michely Vargas Del Puppo Romanello 1 , José Geraldo Romanello Bueno 2 São Paulo Catholic University 1 Faculty of Law, Civil Law Department Rua Monte Alegre, 984, Perdizes, São Paulo/SP Brazil Mackenzie Presbyterian University 2 Faculty of Law, Civil Law Department Avenida Brasil, 1220, Prédio Administrativo, Jardim Guanabara, Campinas/SP Brazil e-mail: michelydelpupo@hotmail.com 1 , gromanello@usp.br 2 Abstract There is no doubt that automation is an aspect of increasing socioeconomic relevance. The explosion of artificial intelligence in recent years has allowed robotics to perform tasks previously impossible to be automated. Today, artificial intelligence can replace or complement the work of doctors, lawyers, brokers and journalists, revolutionize the management of production lines, increase the efficiency of data centers, deliver products to the door (or window) of the home and, of course, drive cars. The list is growing and brings to light several economic, social, ethical and legal challenges – with which academia and national governments are already dealing, even if in an incipient way. Of the areas permeated by artificial intelligence, autonomous cars attract the most attention, promising a future with an extremely reduced number of accidents, less congestion, practicality for users and less environmental impact. The not-so-distant mass use of self-driving cars will come rich with legal vacuums: Who is responsible for accidents caused by them? Where does the responsibility of drivers and manufacturers end and where does it begin? How to protect drivers’ personal data? How should self-driving cars be regulated? What is the role of the government in these matters? In this article, we will briefly address these questions. First, the challenges posed by autonomous vehicles in the Brazilian civil liability regime are explored without further detail. After this exposition, it concludes with a brief presentation of some of the main points of legal attention caused by autonomous vehicles. Keywords : autonomous vehicles, brazilian consumer’s code law, consumers. JEL Classification: K23 1. Introduction There is no doubt that companies have made many high-value investments in the market for autonomous systems and artificial intelligence. Even the automobile trade has been a pioneer in technological growth. Automotive technology systems such as cruise control (known as autopilot), passive and active systems with automatic braking, traction and stability control, automatic parking, etc., are also examples that show the technological evolution. Thus, it is

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