The Dangers of (Self-)Driving Cars

The Dangers of (Self-)Driving Cars

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https://medium.com/stanford-magazine/the-dangers-of-self-driving-cars-849027b6f635

By Melinda Sacks

Driverless vehicles are expected to greatly decrease traffic fatalities, but they will sometimes have to decide between bad options. Would your car swerve to miss a cyclist at the risk of hitting another vehicle head-on? Would it protect its own occupant at a greater risk to others?

The Dangers of (Self-)Driving Cars

Mar 30, 2018, 6:19am UTC
https://medium.com/stanford-magazine/the-dangers-of-self-driving-cars-849027b6f635 >By Melinda Sacks >Driverless vehicles are expected to greatly decrease traffic fatalities, but they will sometimes have to decide between bad options. Would your car swerve to miss a cyclist at the risk of hitting another vehicle head-on? Would it protect its own occupant at a greater risk to others?