Would you ride in a car that was prepared to kill you? An “ethical knob” could let the owners of self-driving cars choose their car’s ethical setting. You could set the car to sacrifice you for the survival of others, or even to always sacrifice others to save yodau. The dilemma of how self-driving cars should tackle moral decisions is one of the major problems facing manufacturers. When humans drive cars, instinct governs our reaction to danger. When fatal crashes occur, it is usually clear who is responsible. But if cars are to drive themselves, they cannot rely on instinct, … Continue reading DRIVER LESS CARS COULD LET YOU CHOOSE WHO SURVIVES IN A CRASH