The key thing here is liability. A McDonald’s franchisee is protected if the thing that makes someone sick was a result of bad food supplied by the McDonalds corporation. In the case of Tesla, irrespective of the self driving software the Tesla corporation provides, the “franchisee” is always the one liable.

> In the case of Tesla, irrespective of the self driving software the Tesla corporation provides, the “franchisee” is always the one liable.

Precedent for this?