Ethical dilemma
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Ethical dilemma
The AA send me these monthly motoring surveys.
This month's one featured autonomous cars and posed this dilemma:
You are driving an autonomous vehicle and 2 young children suddenly run into it's path. The car is travelling at such a speed that it is unable to stop in time. There are 3 options, each potentially resulting in at least one fatality.
1. Carry on and run over the kids.
2. Swerve to the right ploughing into the back of a stationary HGV.
3. Swerve to the left hitting 2 elderly pedestrians on the pavement.
Which do you choose?
This month's one featured autonomous cars and posed this dilemma:
You are driving an autonomous vehicle and 2 young children suddenly run into it's path. The car is travelling at such a speed that it is unable to stop in time. There are 3 options, each potentially resulting in at least one fatality.
1. Carry on and run over the kids.
2. Swerve to the right ploughing into the back of a stationary HGV.
3. Swerve to the left hitting 2 elderly pedestrians on the pavement.
Which do you choose?
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Re: Ethical dilemma
If the elderly couple don't have the last name Windsor or Mountbatten, then into the lorry.
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Re: Ethical dilemma
I'd imagine that's the option "Kit" would choose.Dave wrote:If the elderly couple don't have the last name Windsor or Mountbatten, then into the lorry.
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Re: Ethical dilemma
Over the kids otherwise you will be in the wrong, this assumes you are fully legal driving the car in first instance
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Re: Ethical dilemma
There's no legal right or wrong from the driver's perspective here. The car is in complete control. You get to choose your own preferred options.Rooster wrote:Over the kids otherwise you will be in the wrong, this assumes you are fully legal driving the car in first instance
There were actually 2 scenarios. In the first one, somebody else is in the car. In the second one, you are.
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Re: Ethical dilemma
I'd think you'd have too hit the kids first as they would be the ones with the potential longest lifespans.
Then reverse over the old people if poss before ending it with a game of chicken with the HGV.
Did I pass?
Then reverse over the old people if poss before ending it with a game of chicken with the HGV.
Did I pass?
Re: Ethical dilemma
In self driving cars at present have you still not to be in control if something goes wrong ?big mervyn wrote:There's no legal right or wrong from the driver's perspective here. The car is in complete control. You get to choose your own preferred options.Rooster wrote:Over the kids otherwise you will be in the wrong, this assumes you are fully legal driving the car in first instance
There were actually 2 scenarios. In the first one, somebody else is in the car. In the second one, you are.
I wasted the pensioners in both instances
“That made me feel very special and underlined to me that Ulster is more than a team, it is a community and a rugby family"
Rory Best
Rory Best
Re: Ethical dilemma
I see Mountbatten is out driving again.
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Re: Ethical dilemma
This is a hypothetical future scenario.Rooster wrote:In self driving cars at present have you still not to be in control if something goes wrong ?big mervyn wrote:There's no legal right or wrong from the driver's perspective here. The car is in complete control. You get to choose your own preferred options.Rooster wrote:Over the kids otherwise you will be in the wrong, this assumes you are fully legal driving the car in first instance
There were actually 2 scenarios. In the first one, somebody else is in the car. In the second one, you are.
I wasted the pensioners in both instances
Volunteer at an animal sanctuary; it will fill you with joy , despair, but most of all love, unconditional love of the animals.
Big Neville Southall
Big Neville Southall
Re: Ethical dilemma
If that the case then depends on the programmers thoughtsbig mervyn wrote:This is a hypothetical future scenario.Rooster wrote:In self driving cars at present have you still not to be in control if something goes wrong ?big mervyn wrote:There's no legal right or wrong from the driver's perspective here. The car is in complete control. You get to choose your own preferred options.Rooster wrote:Over the kids otherwise you will be in the wrong, this assumes you are fully legal driving the car in first instance
There were actually 2 scenarios. In the first one, somebody else is in the car. In the second one, you are.
I wasted the pensioners in both instances
“That made me feel very special and underlined to me that Ulster is more than a team, it is a community and a rugby family"
Rory Best
Rory Best