Homework: Law & Culture- Law in Action
You are a recent law school graduate who has just taken a position in the compliance department at a large automotive manufacturer. Compliance professionals are the people who advise corporations about new developments in law and ensure that the companies are following legal mandates.
The Vice President of Research & Development at your company comes into your office and tells you the following:
The R&D department has developed a brand new self driving car. Research demonstrates that the car will generate over $2 billion in profit for the corporation. However, tests of the new technology show that the software occasionally malfunctions, resulting in approximately 2 fatal accidents per 10,000 drivers. R&D has calculated that the costs of lawsuits resulting from injuries and deaths will be approximately $20 million. If the corporation does not produce a self-driving car in the near future, however, the company will fall behind other competitors and may need to engage in widespread layoffs in order to cover a budget shortfall of over $500 million.
First, prepare a memo describing what you will advise the corporation. Then, provide a paragraph or two explaining, based on the readings and chapter materials, what dilemmas, if any, you faced in coming to this decision.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.