Autonomous Cars, Yes or No?

[SidewaysFeltham]

Originally Posted by chillibowl

and who is to say protecting life in general or human life would be the priority?

if the program looks at this in terms of liability then perhaps the conclusion it comes to is that value of the life of an 80 year old retired person is less than the potential property damage so when it attempts to avoid an accident it does so from the point of view of which outcome will cost its owner more money and attempt to avoid that...taking out the old person or driving into that house.


scary stuff.

In medical emergency situations, I believe it is called Triage, Chilli.

As a chum advised me some years ago. Choice: young child; middle aged man/woman: old geezer.??

Choice Target One: child.

Target Two: Middles aged man/woman.

Target Three: geezer.