> We'd probably also need some amount of limits on full tort liability though since the manufactures would be bigger targets for lawyers than individuals.
This is the exact problem I'm targeting. You need to cut attorneys out of the mix.
I wouldn't necessarily say cut out attorneys, but provide sane liability limits so that awards don't go much beyond costs actually incurred.
The only exception I'd make to that would be cases of withholding a known defect, like the self driving car equivalent of the Takata exploding airbag fiasco.
This is the exact problem I'm targeting. You need to cut attorneys out of the mix.