The Rundown: BYD will cover costs if its self-driving crashes

Posted on June 2, 2026 by michelleclarke2015
 BYD will cover costs if its self-driving crashes
Image source: BYD
The Rundown: Chinese EV powerhouse BYD said it will pay for crash damage when drivers in China are using its God’s Eye 5.0 driver-assistance system, positioning itself as the first automaker to take financial responsibility for an autonomous-driving feature.
The details:
BYD will cover repairs, third-party property damage, and injuries if Urban Navigate on Autopilot is used legally and still triggers an at-fault crash.The company backs the pledge with a fleet of more than 3.15M ADAS-equipped vehicles, over 124M miles of God’s Eye driving data logged daily.When BYD rolled out a similar guarantee for its smart parking feature last year, usage jumped from 21% to 93%.Tesla, meanwhile, has repeatedly contested liability for Autopilot crashes, as Chinese EV makers gain ground on range, charging speed, and features.
Why it matters: BYD taking on crash liability marks a pivotal shift from marketing autonomy to seriously underwriting it, that too at an impressive scale of 3.15M vehicles. If the move pays off, it could reset consumer expectations and pressure rivals like Tesla, which still puts the onus of crash liability on the driver.
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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
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