I agree. The humans are the bugs thing is an excuse that the pre-programmed proponents keep leaning on. That hypothetical has the unintentional implicit frame;

I agree. The humans are the bugs thing is an excuse that the pre-programmed proponents keep leaning on. That hypothetical has the unintentional implicit frame; as if it's the non pre-programmed humans that are the problem, when clearly a "self driving" car should be able to handle that mundane situation (although it never will). Adding rules to abstract away the humans is the natural next step that their bad assumptions lead to.