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edhopper

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36. It is basically

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Wed Jan 19, 2022, 04:49 PM

Jan 2022

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If an autonomous vehicle carrying a passenger (the owner) is going to crash, what should it hit? [View all] Renew Deal Jan 2022 OP

Your job to save others bottomofthehill Jan 2022 #1

Oh, boy, first one I could not answer. Polly Hennessey Jan 2022 #2

It is tough Renew Deal Jan 2022 #3

Wait. What did I just say. Oh, dear after more thought it would be the brick wall. Polly Hennessey Jan 2022 #5

The answer is easy... hit the republican. nt Lucid Dreamer Jan 2022 #38

If you speak with a self-driving car system engineer C_U_L8R Jan 2022 #4

People are designed the same way. Renew Deal Jan 2022 #7

It should hit Elon Musk DBoon Jan 2022 #6

More to the point... Takket Jan 2022 #8

That makes sense Renew Deal Jan 2022 #9

Kobayashi Maru nt. BlueIdaho Jan 2022 #10

Would you buy a car that is programmed to kill you? The Revolution Jan 2022 #11

What if, even if programmed to kill the driver... ret5hd Jan 2022 #15

That is the right question to ask. Renew Deal Jan 2022 #21

Serpentine and hit them all Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2022 #12

Best reply yet! "de-AI-th race 2050" ret5hd Jan 2022 #17

Lol. Machine Gun Joe Viterbo Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2022 #24

The car can't choose to kill the driver over someone else unblock Jan 2022 #13

These are in my neighborhood every day. n/t ChazII Jan 2022 #14

My son and I had this conversation. Corgigal Jan 2022 #16

I was thinking about ForgedCrank Jan 2022 #19

I could never ForgedCrank Jan 2022 #18

The Three Laws of I Robot... madinmaryland Jan 2022 #20

All other systems in a car are designed to protect the driver EarlG Jan 2022 #22

Mitch Mc Connell. roamer65 Jan 2022 #23

Well at least there's no choice for hitting the dog. milestogo Jan 2022 #25

Simple. WarGamer Jan 2022 #26

I like how the default is death. Of someone. flvegan Jan 2022 #27

Best option is not listed Diablo del sol Jan 2022 #28

The best option is not to leave the road Disaffected Jan 2022 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author sarcasmo Jan 2022 #30

Couldn't I, as the passenger, rownesheck Jan 2022 #31

There really isn't enough information to make a proper decision. PTWB Jan 2022 #32

You have to assume the computer is behaving prudently. Renew Deal Jan 2022 #33

the passenger made the decision to own and ride in a self driving car... let them take the risk Demovictory9 Jan 2022 #34

Not a realistic scenario. lagomorph777 Jan 2022 #35

It is basically edhopper Jan 2022 #36

There should NOT be totally autonomous operations on public roads. Lucid Dreamer Jan 2022 #37

It should LetsGoBiden Jan 2022 #39

If some drunk pedestrian runs out into traffic on the highway, the vehicle should self destruct... PTWB Jan 2022 #40