UNMANNED VEHICLES AND BELGIAN LAW
Royal Decree of 10 April 2016 on the use of drones in the Belgian airspace for private and commercial purposes with strict obligations
Royal Decree of 18 March 2018 to allow fully autonomous vehicles to be tested on Belgian public roads without a driver new provision in Belgian traffic code (art. 59/1) tests must be supervised by an operator acting from a control room outside the vehicle file an application at the Ministry of Mobility for organizing such tests
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INSURANCE LAW / TRANSPORT LAW (SEA, LAND, AIR) / LAW OF ROBOTICS - WORKING GROUP
- 01/11/2018 - 14:00 - 17:30
- Centro de Congressos Infante
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Unmanned Vehicles – Where to Go Without a Driver and Who to Sue?
Driverless cars, “platooning” of trucks, automated vessels and drones: unmanned vehicles are not the fantasy of a distant future but an issue which may soon concern our daily life. The related legal issues are complex, ranging from liability (who shall be liable for damage to property and/or for personal injuries, how to identify the person who may be liable, and how can liability be controlled?) over insurance (liability insurance, but also property insurance, what coverage is appropriate?) to regulatory implications such as registration requirements, mandatory insurance and coverage limits. The issues may be different for semi-automated vehicles on the one hand and fully automated vehicles on the other. Unmanned vehicles and technologies like blockchain will have an influence on the supply chains; there will be issues of contractual risk management. It will need to be determined whether the existing legal rules, including international conventions, require amendments and to what extent they need to be amended.
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