BYD Will Assume Full Financial Liability for At-Fault Accidents While Using FSD

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BYD says it will assume full financial liability for at-fault accidents that happen while its “God’s Eye” urban driving system is active in China —
with no cap on the payout

The coverage applies to the God’s Eye A and B systems and runs for one year from delivery. Existing owners get it once they update to God’s Eye 5.0 over the air, and BYD says it isn’t restricted to the first or registered owner of the vehicle.

“Taking on Level 3 and Level 4 liability early during the Level 2 stage demonstrates the company’s absolute confidence in its own technology,” BYD chairman and president Wang Chuanfu said.

The liability question is the one the entire “self-driving” industry has spent a decade avoiding, and BYD just answered it out loud.

Will Tesla follow suit?

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When Tesla self-certified its Texas Robotaxis as Level 4 automonous last week they assumed liability for accidents. But the certification doesn’t extend to consumer-owned vehicles.

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