Thank you! The article asks the question of which way should the car swerve, when physics indicates that attempting to alter course takes available tire fricti

Thank you! The article asks the question of which way should the car swerve, when physics indicates that attempting to alter course takes available tire frictional force away from the braking maneuver. Most modern roads are designed so that even if an oncoming car is suicidal, you can make some kind of defensive maneuver to prevent an accident. Not that it's impossible to have a no-win scenario, but the article makes it sound like autonomous vehicles will be getting in these kinds of accidents all the time. The National Safety Council estimates the two leading causes of motor vehicle accidents in the US are: ~40% alcohol-related [1] 23% distracted driving [2] There were 34,080 fatalities from motor vehicle accidents in 2012 [3]. If someone heading home from the bar could just get in the back seat and let the car take them home, late at night, wouldn't that be worth something? [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol-related_traffic_crashes_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol-related_traffic_crashes... [2] http://www.nsc.org/safety_home/MotorVehicleSafety/Pages/MotorVehicleSafety.aspx#distracted%20driving http://www.nsc.org/safety_home/MotorVehicleSafety/Pages/Moto... [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_in_U.S._by_year http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_in...