DRIVERLESS CARS WILL NOT BE PROGRAMMED TO KILL

摘要

There is a lot of anxiety being stirred up by some claims that driverless cars will be programmed to "kill you". The rationale is that "they may have to make a choice between killing you or a group of kids". The fact is, no car will be programmed to kill anyone. Around 90% of accidents are caused by human error: not obeying the law and driving incapacitated or carelessly or aggressively, or becoming distracted; things a driverless car will never be programmed to do. The hard part is dealing with situations where others are at fault. In this case, if it is not possible to save everyone, who should programmers be required to protect?