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From: 
@google.com> 
Sent: 
lundi 6 janvier 2020 12:18 
To: 
 (JUST); 
 
Cc: 

 (JUST); 
 (JUST); 
 (JUST) 
Subject: 
Re: meeting with 
, Google's 
 
 
 
Dear Mr 

 
First of all let me wish you Happy New Year! Sincere apologies for a slow reaction to your 
message following our meeting with 
 but as you know
 operates outside of 
Google, as a part of a broader 
family. 
 
I can now share the details of a colleague at 
o that will be able to respond to your queries. 

, copied in this exchange will be keen to 
schedule a phone call with you and your team in the near future and of course based on your 
availability. 
 
Thanks for your patience and wishing you all the best for the new year. 
 
Kind regards, 
  
 
On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 6:12 PM <
@ec.europa.eu> wrote: 
Lieber Herr 
 
Thank you for our interesting meeting on liability for AI and your kind offer to provide more 
information on Google’s/
experience with autonomous vehicles. As you already know, the 

European Commission is looking into the effects of new technologies, such as AI and Internet of Things 
on the existing European and national civil liability frameworks. The European AI Strategy, which was 
adopted in 2018, is based on three pillars: boosting the uptake of AI, preparing the socio-economic 
changes and ensuring an appropriate ethical and legal framework. An expert group was set up to assess 
if the existing liability rules are fit to the challenges of the new technologies.  
In this context, we would be very interested to learn about Google’s/
’s practical experience 
related to AI and potential liability issues. 
We would like to understand better the regulatory environment with regard to liability for 
Google’s/
’s tests with self-driving cars. In particular, we would be interested in the following 
issues: 
- Have specific rules on liability been enacted for the testing of 
 self-driving cars? Who is 
liable in case of an eventual accident towards the victim? As to more detailed questions, could 
the victim choose between different claims (e.g. against the company which operates the car 
or the manufacturer of the car or the developer of the software which steers the self-driving 
function)? Which conditions apply for a successful claim? Is there any difference between 
claims for personal injury and claims for damage to property? Which defensives could the liable 
person invoke to defend himself against liability? Is the liability capped at a certain amount? If 
so, is this cap different from a cap for “traditional” cars? 
- Do the rules provide for an insurance obligation? If so, which person has to acquire insurance 
coverage and who are the insured? Do insurance companies offer respective policies?  
- Do you have any practical experience with the application of liability rules for self-driving 
cars?  
We would be most grateful if you could share this information with us. For the benefit of sound policy-
making, it is extremely valuable to exchange views with a business which has practical experience, in 
order to understand better market developments.  
Thank you very much in advance 
Mit besten Grüβen 
 
  
  
European Commission  
DG Justice  
Unit A2- Contract Law  
rue Montoyer 59  
B-1049 Brussels  


  
  
From: 
@google.com>  
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 3:15 PM 
To: 
 (JUST) <
@ec.europa.eu> 
Cc: 
@google.com> 
Subject: Re: meeting with 
, Google's
 
Sehr geehrter Herr 
 
Vielen Dank für Ihre Bereitschaft zu einem Meeting. Als Ergebnis eines akademischen 
Nebenprojektes habe ich 
 
 einen wissenschaftlichen Artikel 
veröffentlicht: 
 
 Der Artikel vertritt 
meine persönlichen Meinungen. Und auch wenn er im Kontext des Gesundheitswesens 
steht, befasst er sich natürlich auch mit KI im weiteren Sinne. Er enthält insbesondere 
auch ein prominentes Kapitel zu Haftungsfragen. Ich hoffe, Sie finden den Artikel 
nützlich. 
Ich freue mich auf unser Meeting und verbleibe mit den besten Grüssen 
 
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Am Mo., 23. Sept. 2019 um 14:22 Uhr schrieb 
 
@google.com>: 

Thank you so much for your availability. 
Looking forward to the meeting on the 9th. 
All best, 
 
On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 2:13 PM 
@ec.europa.eu> wrote: 
From: 
 
@google.com> 
Date: 13 September 2019 at 10:35:50 GMT+2 
To: <
@ec.europa.eu> 
Cc: 
 
@google.com> 
Subject: Meeting request Google 
Dear Mr 

I hope this email finds you well. 
I'm reaching out to request a meeting with 
, Google's 
 
 on 9 October in Brussels. 
would be keen to continue the 
discussion with you following the meeting in April in particular in the context of the 
forthcoming EU AI regulation. He'll be in Brussels on 9 October to speak at VUB 
Seminar, and would be available to meet you anytime 9.30-11.00 or 15.00-18.00. 
Thank you for considering. 
Kind regards, 
 

 
Googl  
 
@google.com 
 

 
 
 
 
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