The German Constitution May Protect A Right To Human Driving

Volkswagen recently interviewed a former German constitutional judge, Professor Udo di Fabio. When asked about how Germany's constitution would treat autonomous vehicles, he offered some insight, including both allowing autonomous vehicles and whether manual driving will be allowed after the technology matures. One key quote, which this article will put in context: "People should be able to decide whether to surrender the steering wheel or not." Before I go on, I need to apologize to any German readers, because the rest of us need some key background that you probably got in school. Feel free to skip ahead if you are already familiar with Germany's constitution and its history.