> it's not improbable that they might be in a situation where the computer has a choice - hit someone standing on the side of the road, or don't hit them,but po

> it's not improbable that they might be in a situation where the computer has a choice - hit someone standing on the side of the road, or don't hit them,but potentially kill everyone on board of the vehicle. What makes you think this situation is probable? How often does it currently occur for human drivers? Ever? I don't have statistics at hand, but what exactly is the incidence of pedestrians who are not in the roadway getting hit by cars? And how many of those were caused by driver error that wouldn't exist for a self-driving car rather than a forced choice?