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> Who in their right mind would get inside a car that is programmed to commit suicide in certain "ethical" circumstances? I suspect there are various classes o
by riquito 12y ago
> Who in their right mind would get inside a car that is programmed to commit suicide in certain "ethical" circumstances?
I suspect there are various classes of people that would choose this option. Believers of certain religions, old/hill people with high morals or strictly pragmatic, aspirant suicides, risk lovers, etc...
Not for me, though :-)
- informatimago 12y agoActually, most google cars will be void of any passengers. They'll be google trucks (or amazon trucks). The "ethical" question takes a whole new dimension when it's the life of a child vs. millions of dollar of merchandize, expected-just in-time by enterprises who need them to make billions of profit.
- echaozh 12y agoThe point is, even if people do buy such a car, they don't often come back for a second car. The business will run out of customers very quickly. You do the math.
- dragonwriter 12y ago> The point is, even if people do buy such a car, they don't often come back for a second car. The business will run out of customers very quickly. This seems to assume that the frequency with which drivers (automated or otherwise) are faced with "someone is going to die, you or the other person, and which one depends on your driving choices" situations is very high. This is not consistent with the evidence.