While reading the Obama interview in Wired I come across this: > ITO: When we did the car trolley problem, we found that most people liked the idea that the dr

While reading the Obama interview in Wired I come across this: > ITO: When we did the car trolley problem, we found that most people liked the idea that the driver and the passengers could be sacrificed to save many people. They also said they would never buy a self-driving car. [Laughs.] They shouldn't laugh, because that's the problem right there. If you think your car can decide to "sacrifice" you under some circumstances, then you will not get into it, and the whole self-driving system doesn't even start.