Autonomous cars are self-driving vehicles that have created an issue of whether they are the responsibility of the national government, state government or both. While some believe they are the responsibility of the state government, others believe they are responsibility of the national government. Ultimately, they are the responsibility of both the national and state government.
All three of the powers have certain responsibilities that do not include the legality of autonomous vehicles. The responsibilities of the delegated powers include the power to declare war, establish post offices and regulate interstate commerce. Whereas the responsibilities of the reserved powers are to establish educational systems, administer drivers licences and the power to impose property taxes. Under the concurrent powers, both the state and national government can agree on the use of autonomous vehicles.
The phrase “full faith and credit” refers to those duties that states within the United
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Despite this, under Article I, section 8 of the Constitution, the government is able to do anything “necessary and proper” to carry out a law. Thus, the concurrent powers are able to pass a law addressing the use of autonomous vehicles. In order to carry out this law, the national and state governments of every state must come in to a complete agreement. It is important that this law not only establishes rules to the use of autonomous vehicles but also who is responsible for them in an accident. The article, the author states, “If a driver causes an accident, we can assign blame, responsibility, and liability. What happens when an autonomous car crashes? Who is responsible? Is it the owner of the car, or the writer of the software that drives the car? Is it the manufacturer?”. By establishing a law, the national and state government would address these questions and eliminate any