Would Your Driverless Car Kill You?

Driverless cars will be programmed to avoid collisions with pedestrians and other vehicles. They will also be programmed to protect the safety of their passengers. What happens in an emergency when these two aims come into conflict?

Google, which operates most of the driverless cars being street-tested in California, prefers that the DMV not insist on specific functional safety standards. Instead, Google proposes that manufacturers “self-certify” the safety of their vehicles, with substantial freedom to develop collision-avoidance algorithms as they see fit.

Chicago Tribune article here

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accident reduction   accidents   autonomous vehicles   business ethics   driverless cars   fatalities   self-driving vehicles   

 

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