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"As a matter of physics, you should choose a collision with a heavier vehicle that can better absorb the impact of a crash, which means programming the car to c
by jfoster 13y ago
"As a matter of physics, you should choose a collision with a heavier vehicle that can better absorb the impact of a crash, which means programming the car to crash into the Volvo."
Better for the car that is being hit, but not the car that we have control of. I'd like my robotic car to hit the car with more crumple or smaller relative momentum.
- couchand 13y agoYou raise an interesting point: does the software controlling an automated car optimize for the owner of that car (as capitalism would suggest) or does it optimize for universal utility (as this article and many write-ups assume). I'd guess we wouldn't see as significant of gains if the cars optimize for their individual driver; however, it won't be long before some plucky manufacturer sees an untapped market and builds a selfish car.