The recently published Directive (EU) 2024/2853 (the "Product Liability Directive" or "PLD") will replace its 1985 predecessor by the 9th of December 2026, modernizing the framework for liability

For nearly four decades, Europe's product liability rules remained largely unchanged. In October 2024, the European Union adopted a new Product Liability Directive, replacing a framework that had been in place since 1985.

An autonomous vehicle is heading into another vehicle with five people inside. It cannot brake in time. The two options are: to do nothing and allow itself...