It's not only philosophical wankery, it's also technological nonsense. It's ridiculous to imagine a self-driving car that can determine that hitting a fat man o

It's not only philosophical wankery, it's also technological nonsense. It's ridiculous to imagine a self-driving car that can determine that hitting a fat man on the sidewalk would slow the car just enough to avoid killing the girl scouts. If you acknowledge the impossibility of the exact knowledge these problems are framed with they become a lot less "interesting". Also, sorry for the spoilers, but there's only one correct answer - the car cares about the occupants first in a life and death situation. The car can be pretty sure that it contains humans, but it can't really tell if the suddenly appearing object in the road is a toddler (who the designers might want to prioritize) or a seagull. It's not like we all have IFF transmitters. Given that, unless you want me to be able to kill you by throwing a seagull onto the road in front of your car, it must prioritize the occupants.