<div dir="ltr"><div>It won't be long before cars start having ethical dilemmas...</div><div><br></div>"Let’s consider a thought experiment similar to the one Lin examined, called the Tunnel Problem: You are travelling along a single-lane mountain road in an autonomous car that is fast approaching a narrow tunnel. Just before entering the tunnel a child errantly runs into the road and trips in the centre of the lane, effectively blocking the entrance to the tunnel. The car is unable to brake in time to avoid a crash. It has but two options: hit and kill the child, or swerve into the wall on either side of the tunnel, thus killing you.<br>
<br>Now ask yourself, Who should decide whether the car goes straight or swerves? Manufacturers? Users? Legislators?"<div><br></div><div><br></div><a href="http://www.wired.com/2014/09/set-the-ethics-robot-car/">http://www.wired.com/2014/09/set-the-ethics-robot-car/</a><div>
<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Mark Kelly</div><div>mark AT vceit DOT com</div><div><a href="http://vceit.com" target="_blank">http://vceit.com</a></div><div><br></div><div><div>
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