>was the manufacturer negligent and was the owner negligent
Yes, but in the case of the toaster, it's pretty much the case of some sort of human error on the part of the owner (the cord was damaged, they jammed something in and it got stuck) or it's product liability on the part of the manufacturer.
It's an interesting aspect to these sorts of autonomous systems that you can expect to have accidents, even fatal ones, at some rate and that may have to be considered acceptable because "stuff happens" sometimes. There aren't a lot of examples where this is the norm in consumer-facing products. Pharmaceuticals probably come closest.
Yes, but in the case of the toaster, it's pretty much the case of some sort of human error on the part of the owner (the cord was damaged, they jammed something in and it got stuck) or it's product liability on the part of the manufacturer.
It's an interesting aspect to these sorts of autonomous systems that you can expect to have accidents, even fatal ones, at some rate and that may have to be considered acceptable because "stuff happens" sometimes. There aren't a lot of examples where this is the norm in consumer-facing products. Pharmaceuticals probably come closest.