Blog: Tesla touchscreens - implications of high-tech vehicles for insurers
A German court recently fined a driver involved in a crash, ruling that the touchscreen controls used to operate the windscreen wipers should be classified as a distracting electronic device. With vehicles becoming increasingly high tech, DWF product liability partner David Kidman considers points around innovation versus confusion, and the implications for insurers.
There are a growing number of high-tech features in modern cars, many of which are accessed through touchscreen dashboards.
Vehicle producers such as Tesla are obliged to consider the risks arising
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