Activities of Vicky FORD related to 2015/2103(INL)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Civil Law Rules on Robotics
Amendments (5)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas robotics canare not new; whereas robotics can and do play a role in transforming our society for the better; whereas robotics and artificial intelligence can lead to innovations and new business models, and the Union must embrace developments in this area to advance the DSM;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that an EU-level approach is needed tocan facilitate development by avoiding fragmentation in the internal market, and at the same time underlines the importance of the mutual recognition principle in the cross-border use of robots and robotic systems; recalls that testing, certification and market approval is only necessaryshould only be required in a single Member State;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that harmonised standardisation for robotics is necessary and calls on the Commission to engage withRecognises that significant numbers of international standards exist and are applied across the industry, which address interoperability and safety; recognises that standards should respond to a demonstrated need from the industry; considers that further development of industry standards for robotics may prove helpful for new industrial and private applications; encourages European and international standardisation bodies to work furreview their own improving standards in this fieldstandards and consider future development where a need is shown;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that robots developed for both manufacturing and individual use should be subject to product safety and consumer protection rules where appropriate; believes that issues of data protection, liability and cybersecurity should be addressed in any policy on robotics;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that in the case of autonomous vehicles there may not necessarily be a need to replace or alter the legal situation relating to insurance as current practices and relationships between operator, manufacturer and insurer may adequately cope with the introduction of new technologies, as has been the case in the past;