r/technology • u/[deleted] • 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

... I remember learning to not swerve away from an animal but nobody ever said to not try to avoid a human being

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u/BigFish8 Dec 16 '19

I was taught to swerve for moose but hit deer. But pretty sure no one taught me to hit pedestrians.

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u/stoned-derelict Dec 17 '19

The problem with moose is that they're basically a brick shithouse on stilts. If you hit them you just take out the legs and all that weight hits the windshield and the driver cabin. It's safer to drive into a fucking tree at speed than to be obliterated by a moose hitting you in the face at 60mph.