Civil Liability for Damages Caused by Autonomous Car Vehicles: the Polish Perspective

The development of autonomous cars and the real prospect of their participation in road traffic in the future are factors making the issue of civil liability for damages caused by the motion of such vehicles highly relevant. In the scholarly debate, various bases for liability are examined with the view to verifying their suitability for claiming compensation for damage caused by the use of autonomous vehicles. Binding law (as of January 2022) as well as the views expressed in legal literature, mostly Polish literature, serve as the point of reference in this chapter, while the development of Polish case law concerning the topic of this chapter remains a matter of the future for the time being.