From the beginning of July 2026, driverless cars in San Francisco will no longer be getting away with accidents scot-free the way they have been. Over the last few years, robotaxi accidents have been on the rise, causing chaos in SF streets and raising problems for lawmakers. However, in a recent new landmark change in the law, California has just closed the loophole which let driverless cars to commit traffic offences with no consequences.
Before the problem with the cars was ‘no driver, no ticket’, because who are you attributing the blame to? All types from Tesla or Waymo self-driving cars were causing a series of robotaxi accidents in SF. But whether we like it or not, 2026 sees the future very much here and in full swing. The central question at the heart of the immersive show ‘The Jury Experience – Death by AI’ no longer feels like a purely theoretical dilemma. Audience members are invited to debate a pressing issue: when driverless cars cause serious accidents, who should be held responsible? The show explores the legal and ethical complexities of a question that is becoming increasingly relevant in the real world.
Everything you need to know about the law change
California has just made it possible to hold driverless cars accountable in a more direct way, so when an autonomous vehicle breaks the rules, the response doesn’t disappear with the missing driver. Instead of a ticket going nowhere, officers can now issue a notice to the company behind the vehicle, with the DMV tracking violations and escalating penalties for repeat offenders.
Picture a fire truck stuck behind a robotaxi that just froze in the middle of an intersection while hundreds of thousands of homes were already dark and powerless. Or imagine a driverless car making an illegal U-turn at a sobriety checkpoint, then slipping away without a single citation because there was no human driver to hold accountable. In 2026, these difficult questions of morality and machinery seem increasingly unavoidable. One place to explore them beyond the dinner table is The Jury Experience, particularly its latest case, Death by AI.
The Jury Experience – The Killer AI: Will San Francisco Deliver Justice?
22 August 2026 18:00 + more dates
