"When robot cars must kill, there are good reasons why designers should not be the ones picking victims." There are also good reasons for them to be picking vi

"When robot cars must kill, there are good reasons why designers should not be the ones picking victims." There are also good reasons for them to be picking victims, in the case presented, switching control to the driver may increase the chance of both the child and the driver dying. The designers of roads made the decision anyway, roads for motor vehicles could all have big sidewalls and be up on stilts and never be a threat to pedestrians or wildlife, if we wanted them to. It would be very expensive to do this, so we accept the deaths.