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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 17, 2015 at 7:10 am

(November 17, 2015 at 2:02 am)heatiosrs Wrote:
(November 17, 2015 at 1:59 am)bennyboy Wrote: Presumably the cars are designed to know and obey speed limits, lights, etc. Therefore, if a pedestrian is in front of the car, he/she shouldn't be.

Caveat ambulator.
I would still say assuming that whatever speed the car is going at, if it hits the pedestrian it will result in death, hitting the car is the best outcome given the original question.

The Darwin Award is real. I stand by my heartless assertion, and also by my cool Latin.

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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

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

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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