I can't think of a single occasion when I've had to make a trolley problem-style split-second decision while driving.
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I was taught not to swerve, because this reduces braking ability and increases the likelihood of losing control.
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Here's a self-driving car hypothetical for you, what if it's snowing?
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Or, heck, raining? Big puddles everywhere. Which ones do you drive through, which do you drive around? Can you even detect them properly?
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It's a single-track road with passing places. How does a self-driving car decide whether to back up?
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Can your self-driving car follow a sequence of "Diversion" signs? Obey dynamic speed limits? Pull over to let emergency vehicles pass?
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Can your emergency vehicle broadcast a "pull over!" command that self-driving cars are programmed to obey?
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Sure. But when cars become self-driving, emergency vehicles will get upgraded, too; that's a temporary problem. Others you named are harder!
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But now we have to implement the "pull over" routine... Do you mount the kerb? Run the red light to make room?
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