European Parliament calls for EU-wide robot rules, which include setting liability for driverless cars, as well as establishing ethical framework for robot design and operation

Briefing

February 24, 2017

Briefing	Call for Robot Rules – Members of European Parliament voted 396 to 123 calling European Commission to set EU-wide legislation governing robots Driverless Car Liability – Urged development of policy clarifying liability for accidents involving driverless cars, recommending mandatory insurance and compensation for victims Ethical Framework – Proposed ethical standards for researchers and developers to design and operate robots that will respect human dignity Robot Agency – Recommended establishment of European agency for robotics and artificial intelligence No Robot Tax – Rejected proposal for robot tax to fund jobs negatively affected by robotics, which industry says may stunt innovation
Accelerator	Robotics, Transportation and Mobility
Market Disruption	Innovation, Competitiveness and Trade, Privacy and Security
Sector	Information Technology
Organization	European Parliament
Source	"Robots and artificial intelligence: MEPs call for EU-wide liability rules," European Parliament Newsroom, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/; Prodhan, G., "European parliament calls for robot law, rejects robot tax", Reuters, http://www.reuters.com/; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	February 16, 2017

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