»Automated Vehicles and Criminal Product Liability. A Contribution to the Unregulated Permitted Risk«: This thesis examines the conditions under which an accident involving an autonomous vehicle can be attributed to the manufacturer. In order to determine product defects without normative connecting factors, the permissible risk is examined and systematized. In addition, it is discussed how the black box property of the vehicle's AI affects the context of breach of duty and possible criminal update obligations.