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The question of how to divide the responsibility for accidents caused by turning on the autopilot assistance system has always been a hot topic among netizens. Some netizens feel that the responsibility should belong to the driver, and netizens also think that it belongs to the car company that provides self-driving assistance.

Recently, the standing Committee of the Shenzhen Municipal people's Congress examined and approved the regulations on the Administration of Intelligent Network vehicles in Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. The regulations clearly stipulate that when an accident occurs in autopilot, the first responsible person is the driver. The L3, L4 and L5 levels of autopilot are divided into three technical levels: conditional autopilot, highly autopilot and fully autopilot. Clear requirements have been made for different classes of vehicles, which will be implemented from August 1, 2022.

The regulations stipulate that if a traffic violation or responsible accident occurs in a car with a driver's intelligent network, the driver shall bear the violation of the law and the liability for compensation; for a fully self-driving intelligent network car, if a traffic violation or responsible accident occurs during the period of no driver, in principle, the owner or manager of the vehicle shall bear the responsibility for violation of the law and compensation, but the relevant provisions of the driver's scoring shall not apply to the punishment of the offender. The vehicle status and surrounding environment monitored by the intelligent network can be used as an important basis for the determination of accident responsibility. In addition, the regulation proposes that if traffic accidents are caused by quality defects of intelligent network vehicles, drivers can recover compensation from the producers and sellers of intelligent network vehicles after they bear the liability for damages in accordance with the law. In other words, if the L3 or L4 autopilot system is turned on while the vehicle is running, if the vehicle has a traffic accident, the first responsible person is the driver.

It is worth noting that as early as March this year, Mercedes-Benz said that when a vehicle equipped with a L3-level Drive Pilot self-driving system turned on the auxiliary driving system, Mercedes-Benz would bear legal responsibility for the operation of the car. However, there are certain restrictions on this condition. Mercedes-Benz said that drivers do not have to look at the road ahead after turning on the Drive Pilot, and can even be distracted by playing with their mobile phones and watching movies, but the restrictions stipulate that the auxiliary driver will prompt the driver to take over if he senses something wrong, and if the driver does not take over, the driver will be held responsible. In other words, although the driver can relax slightly after turning on the auxiliary driving function, he still needs to be ready to take over the vehicle at any time, otherwise the responsibility still needs to be borne by the driver. Mercedes-Benz can be held responsible only if the system does not remind the driver to take over the accident. In this regard, some netizens pointed out: play mobile phone bar, watch a movie bar, auxiliary system prompts can also respond to the god! Another netizen said: it is safest to hold the steering wheel in your hand.

With the development trend of automobile intelligence, more and more new technologies will be applied to automotive products, and users can also feel the convenience and rapidity brought to automotive products in the era of science and technology. But at present, most of the automobile products on the market are level 2 or below. In other words, the auxiliary driving function of most vehicles is only limited to auxiliary driving, and can not achieve complete automatic driving. Drivers should always pay attention to road conditions and achieve autonomous control of the vehicle. They should not rely too much on the vehicle-assisted driving system and give their lives to the "machine". The driver also needs to pay attention to the road conditions in real time and take over the vehicle in time if necessary.

In recent years, the self-driving function of vehicles has gradually become a major selling point in the promotion of new energy vehicles, although the current technology is not yet mature, but there are still many car owners are full of confidence in this technology, frequently posting video "publicity". Indeed, the vehicle has the function of "autopilot", which can bring a lot of convenience in the daily driving of users, and reduce the driving burden of drivers to a certain extent. However, from the current point of view, the safety and reliability of "autopilot" is not very high, when encountered some complex road conditions, the computer has not been able to respond in time. Although the current technology research and development has reached a certain height, there is still a long way to go before computers replace the human brain, and it is obviously unrealistic to realize "fully autonomous driving" in a few years.

Some people in the industry have pointed out that autopilot is an important trend of automobile development in the future. Both L3 and L4 vehicles must be equipped with drivers and take over the vehicle if necessary, so the driver is responsible for the driving condition of the vehicle. At present, Shenzhen has taken the lead in announcing the division of responsibility for autopilot, which will also help to break the current dilemma of autopilot. Drivers will not only assume the first responsibility, but also help drivers to remain vigilant and be prepared to intervene in manipulation at any time. After all, the consequences of an accident are unimaginable.

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