"Unusual but legal..." Maybe, maybe not...

My take on what was written is that it sounds like the motorcyclist, who was lane splitting, attempted to move into the space the car had vacated before it was fully vacated. Thus when the lane change was aborted, the car hit the motorcycle.

But the data will win out in this case. If the car crossed fully into the other lane then crossed back into its original lane, the guy on the motorcycle will win. If the car was not fully out of the lane when the motorcycle moved in, then GM will win.

In response to this post by fordham

Posted: 01/25/2018 at 09:35AM

Well, we knew this was coming. GM sued over self-driving car wreck. -- Tafkam Hokie 01/24/2018 9:22PM

Motorcyclists in Cali can pass stopped/slow traffic by driving between ... -- AtlantaHokie 01/25/2018 09:46AM

That surprised me the first time I saw it stuck in traffic on the Coronado -- EDGEMAN 01/25/2018 10:33AM

Technically, they are only allowed to go 10 MPH faster than -- jmanatVT 01/25/2018 10:25AM

I was so close to opening my door on one. I had no idea. ** -- 48zip 01/25/2018 10:42AM

It does point a flaw in the self driving push..... there are lots and -- fordham 01/25/2018 09:17AM

"Unusual but legal..." Maybe, maybe not... -- Freddyburg Hokie 01/25/2018 09:35AM

Is it a self-driving car if it requires a back-up human driver? -- YardBird 01/25/2018 08:24AM

No, it's not. You should be able to take a nap... -- `lag 01/25/2018 09:44AM

I think the latter is what's going to sell them to the public ** -- EDGEMAN 01/25/2018 10:36AM

Seen that, have no sympathy for them. "Watch for motorcycles"? Yeah, right. ** -- `lag 01/25/2018 2:18PM

Might as well work it out now... -- `lag 01/25/2018 08:15AM

NOTHING is going to stop self driving cars. ** -- CochraneResident 01/25/2018 05:09AM

Tell that to this Tesla driver. -- 48zip 01/25/2018 10:18AM

Story was that he was drunk but using self driving function -- fordham 01/25/2018 10:53AM

Got to say, the passenger compartment looks pretty good for hitting... -- EDGEMAN 01/25/2018 10:37AM

Yeah, lots of room for a crush zone. -- 48zip 01/25/2018 10:43AM

The self-driving car will have data to prove GM's case......or not. -- Hokie360 01/24/2018 10:05PM

"Unusual but legal..." Maybe, maybe not...

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