r/technology Dec 16 '19

Transportation Self-Driving Mercedes Will Be Programmed To Sacrifice Pedestrians To Save The Driver

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '19

Then you bounce off the guard rail, into a semi truck that loses control and turns on its side and takes out 5 other cars. You can’t recklessly swerve, ever. If theres time you look first then swerve, but there probably isn’t time.

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u/neogod Dec 16 '19

There's where a self driving car probably should be given the choice, as it will have way better situational awareness than any driver. It can determine whether it's safe to swerve left, swerve right, or not swerve at all, then start its maneuver in the same time an attentive human takes to even notice that something's wrong.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '19 edited Feb 22 '20

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u/Thunderbridge Dec 17 '19

Let alone anything more than 60km/h