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Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian?

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RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian?

November 16, 2015 at 10:52 pm

The car needs to react in the way that it creates the least liability for the company that put it on the road.

How's that for cynical.

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Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by IATIA - November 16, 2015 at 8:18 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by abaris - November 16, 2015 at 8:23 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by IATIA - November 16, 2015 at 8:30 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Anomalocaris - November 17, 2015 at 8:00 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Napoléon - November 16, 2015 at 8:25 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by IATIA - November 16, 2015 at 8:37 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Napoléon - November 16, 2015 at 9:00 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by IATIA - November 17, 2015 at 8:25 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Napoléon - November 18, 2015 at 11:47 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Minimalist - November 16, 2015 at 8:26 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Chad32 - November 16, 2015 at 8:54 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by brewer - November 16, 2015 at 10:52 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by IATIA - November 16, 2015 at 10:59 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by ignoramus - November 16, 2015 at 11:17 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Homeless Nutter - November 16, 2015 at 11:22 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by abaris - November 16, 2015 at 11:27 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by IATIA - November 16, 2015 at 11:38 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Homeless Nutter - November 17, 2015 at 12:37 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by IATIA - November 17, 2015 at 12:54 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Jackalope - November 17, 2015 at 3:20 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by IATIA - November 17, 2015 at 7:42 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Edwardo Piet - November 16, 2015 at 11:31 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by ignoramus - November 17, 2015 at 12:04 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Aroura - November 17, 2015 at 12:31 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by IATIA - November 17, 2015 at 8:07 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Aroura - November 17, 2015 at 9:40 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by IATIA - November 17, 2015 at 10:16 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Aroura - November 17, 2015 at 10:33 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by bennyboy - November 19, 2015 at 1:28 am

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RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Heat - November 17, 2015 at 1:25 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Alex K - November 17, 2015 at 1:40 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Reforged - November 17, 2015 at 1:58 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Heat - November 17, 2015 at 1:49 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Reforged - November 17, 2015 at 1:55 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Alex K - November 17, 2015 at 2:07 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by bennyboy - November 17, 2015 at 1:59 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Heat - November 17, 2015 at 2:02 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by bennyboy - November 17, 2015 at 7:10 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by IATIA - November 17, 2015 at 8:48 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Heat - November 17, 2015 at 9:36 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Reforged - November 17, 2015 at 2:10 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Heat - November 17, 2015 at 2:35 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Reforged - November 17, 2015 at 2:55 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Heat - November 17, 2015 at 3:02 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Reforged - November 17, 2015 at 3:09 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Alex K - November 17, 2015 at 7:33 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Reforged - November 17, 2015 at 8:53 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Alex K - November 17, 2015 at 8:55 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Anomalocaris - November 17, 2015 at 7:55 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by DespondentFishdeathMasochismo - November 17, 2015 at 12:45 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Edwardo Piet - November 17, 2015 at 12:48 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Longhorn - November 17, 2015 at 12:47 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by DespondentFishdeathMasochismo - November 17, 2015 at 12:53 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Edwardo Piet - November 17, 2015 at 1:08 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by The Grand Nudger - November 17, 2015 at 12:55 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by IATIA - November 17, 2015 at 2:44 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Aroura - November 17, 2015 at 10:42 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Ben Davis - November 17, 2015 at 1:03 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by DespondentFishdeathMasochismo - November 17, 2015 at 1:24 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Edwardo Piet - November 17, 2015 at 10:43 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Minimalist - November 17, 2015 at 2:50 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by TheRealJoeFish - November 17, 2015 at 2:52 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Longhorn - November 17, 2015 at 4:03 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by paulpablo - November 17, 2015 at 3:16 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by The Grand Nudger - November 17, 2015 at 3:27 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Alex K - November 17, 2015 at 3:31 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by The Grand Nudger - November 17, 2015 at 3:32 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Alex K - November 17, 2015 at 4:08 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by IATIA - November 17, 2015 at 4:01 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by The Grand Nudger - November 17, 2015 at 4:33 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Alex K - November 17, 2015 at 10:37 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by The Grand Nudger - November 17, 2015 at 7:49 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by IATIA - November 17, 2015 at 8:12 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by The Grand Nudger - November 17, 2015 at 8:15 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Jackalope - November 17, 2015 at 8:21 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by IATIA - November 17, 2015 at 8:34 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by The Grand Nudger - November 17, 2015 at 8:23 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by The Grand Nudger - November 17, 2015 at 8:38 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Shining_Finger - November 17, 2015 at 8:45 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Longhorn - November 18, 2015 at 11:56 am

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by TheoneandonlytrueGod - November 27, 2015 at 10:33 pm

RE: Should driverless cars kill their own passengers to save a pedestrian? - by Aractus - November 28, 2015 at 9:15 am

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