[hiddencost]

Are you thinking of civil liability or criminal liability?

Waymo is liable in a civil sense and pays whatever monetary amount is negotiated or awarded.

For a criminal case, some kind of willful negligence would have to be shown. That can pierce corporate veils. But as a result Waymo is being extremely careful to follow the law and establish processes which shield their employees from negligence claims.

[trollbridge]

Waymo is going to make sure they are never criminally liable for anything, and even if they were, a criminal case against a corporation just ends up being a modest fine.