It's concerning to me that this """ethical dilemma""" comes up so frequently regarding self-driving cars. Does self-driving mean *never slows or stops*? Are self-driving cars all designed after the bus in Speed?
@ellenor2000 @heydon the scenario is often " too late to avoid both, have to pick ".
Not sure every human driver would pick tree... And would people buy a car that might kill them to save someone else?
@edgeofeurope Please untag me from anything involving qoto.org.
@edgeofeurope Right. The legal term is going a speed 'unsafe for conditions'. The word "conditions" there covers anything and everything worthy of consideration that a prudent driver should know, including things like whether yesterday was a major holiday. (Really) No robot care should have to make this decision, because it should not be in that situation to begin with, if it's any good.
