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Re:The coming collision between autonomous vehicles and the ... by btbuildem on Saturday August 29, 2020 @10:47AM (#24316453)
The "trolley problem" is such nonsense in this context. As if a human driver in that situation isn't going to freeze up / knee-jerk-react / not even be paying attention at the moment.

These are split second decisions and people wheel out philosophical problems?

Re:The coming collision between autonomous vehicles and the ... by _sillymarketing on Saturday August 29, 2020 @10:54AM (#24316503)
But we would blame the person in your situation.

In the vehicle, is it still the fault of the driver, or the software company? Or insurance?

Re:The coming collision between autonomous vehicles and the ... by noodlesoups on Saturday August 29, 2020 @11:34AM (#24316799)
It's always insurance that pays regardless, so it isn't really a part of the equation. It also depends a lot on what kind of accident it is.

Is someone driving into you? Not much physically you can do to avoid it no matter who/what is driving.

Semi-autonomous cars can easily be blamed on the driver, because they're still in charge of the car, just being assisted, not commanded.

Is the car taking unlawful actions on it's own? Should propably fix that on the maker side. Why should any company be exempt when their product is not up to spec? The price increase to make it compliant is necessary, not a nice to have.

And with the trolley problem, you often can't compute philosophical questions with pure logic because of their fractal nature, but you can make it a legal argument. Does the car have the right to kill? If it doesen't, it can't and won't choose. It will be an accident just like any other would be.

Re:The coming collision between autonomous vehicles and the ... by JoeAltmaier on Saturday August 29, 2020 @03:41PM (#24318865)
You are a rational person. But the law is a machine. A rule has to be made, or arguments will go on endlessly.

Never mind what a person could do; the AI car will have a different expectation. And remember, there's the chance of suing Google when your mailbox is run over. Not just some schmuck.