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3rd Würzburg Conference on Technology Law

Welcome to the 3rd Würzburg Conference on Technology Law

We cordially invite you to the 3rd Würzburg Conference on Technology Law with the topic "On the way to the autonomous vehicle" on 11 and 12 December 2015. The conference addresses the legal aspects of vehicle automation.

This conference provides a framework for scientific exchange between research and practice in the field of vehicle automation. The conference will focus on the legal challenges posed by new automated driving functions.

Registration on our website is required for participation. Registration is open up to and including 30 September 2015. There is no conference fee for the conference. Further information on the programme and accommodation options can be found under the corresponding menu items on the left.

Programme

Friday, 11 December 2015

13:30 - 14:00: Registration

14:00 - 14:15: Welcome address
Prof Dr Eric Hilgendorf
Chair of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure and Legal Theory

14:15 - 15:00: Automated driving as a legal challenge |Slides|
Prof Dr Eric HilgendorfChair of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure and Legal Theory

3:00 pm - 3:45 pm: Provider liability and the traffic of the future |Slides|
Prof. Dr Frank Schuster, University of Würzburg

15:45 - 16:30: Break

16:30 - 17:15: Duty of care in automated driving |Slides|
Prof. Dr Brian Valerius, University of Bayreuth

17:15 - 18:00: Automated driving from the perspective of insurers |Slides|
Prof. Dr Ina Ebert
, Munich Re

From 19:00: Social event

Saturday, 12 December 2015

09:00 -09:45: The significance of the IT Security Act for road transport
|Slides|
Prof Dr Gerrit Hornung
, University of Passau

09:45 am - 10:30 am: Need for reform in civil liability law |Slides|
Prof Dr Gerald Spindler, University of Göttingen

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.: Break

11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.: Data protection in the networked vehicle |Slides|
Prof Dr Alexander Roßnagel, University of Kassel

11:45 am -12:30 pm: On the use of algorithms in emergency situations |Slides|
Prof Dr Jan Joerden, University of Frankfurt/O.

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Discussion

13:30: End of the event