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ARTICLE · 08 SEPTEMBER 2026

Véhicules Autonomes Et Responsabilité Civile : Les Règles Du Jeu Au Québec

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Notre bulletin du 29 avril 2025, Nouvelles normes en matière de conduite automobile : un aperçu de la gouvernance des véhicules autonomes et connectés[1], décrivait l'architecture réglementaire applicable aux véhicules autonomes et connectés (les « VAC ») au Canada, dans l'Union européenne et aux États-Unis, y compris les six niveaux d'automatisation de la Society of Automotive Engineers (la « SAE ») et le partage des compétences entre Transports Canada et les provinces.

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Rémi Slama, LLM
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Nicolas-Karl Perrault
Nicolas-Karl Perrault

Notre bulletin du 29 avril 2025, Nouvelles normes en matière de conduite automobile : un aperçu de la gouvernance des véhicules autonomes et connectés1, décrivait l'architecture réglementaire applicable aux véhicules autonomes et connectés (les « VAC ») au Canada, dans l'Union européenne et aux États-Unis, y compris les six niveaux d'automatisation de la Society of Automotive Engineers (la « SAE ») et le partage des compétences entre Transports Canada et les provinces. La conformité réglementaire n'est toutefois qu'un volet de l'équation. Il reste à déterminer qui paie lorsqu'un VAC est impliqué dans un sinistre.

Le présent bulletin s'attarde à cette question : comment les régimes de la Loi sur l'assurance automobile (la « LAA ») et du Code civil du Québec (le « C.c.Q. ») répartissent la responsabilité civile lorsqu'un véhicule fonctionne en mode autonome. La réponse du marché de l'assurance fera d’ailleurs l'objet d'un prochain bulletin.

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