The basis of civil liability for damages to self-driving vehicles under traditional liability rules

Self-driving vehicles are seen as a modern type of vehicle that has brought about changes in traditional driving. These vehicles have become a subject of interest and an industry that attracts major companies to invest in them, as they have the potential to significantly improve the safety and efficiency of transportation, and together they may provide enormous social, economic and environmental benefits. However, it is not completely safe; It is still possible for unfortunate accidents to occur due to their activity, so the liability issues associated with them are also receiving increasing attention. Often this interest comes from the principle that these vehicles abandon the idea of the driver and replace him with artificial intelligence technology, which makes concerns related to liability and identifying the person Liability is increasing, and these concerns may slow down or even completely prevent consumer access to advanced autonomous vehicle technology. In order to exploit the advantages of new technology that may be available to us in the future, it is necessary to determine the most appropriate model of traditional civil responsibilities that exist in Iraqi legislation to compensate for the resulting damages. About the movement of an autonomous vehicle, which will guarantee the victims of traffic accidents the greatest amount of compensation, because the development that these vehicles have reached would make civil laws and even the judiciary unable to determine the person responsible for those damages,