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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
The difference is if a driver swerves to avoid an oncoming truck and runs over a pedestrian, we take into account the state of stress the driver is in, his lack of awareness of what's around him 360 degrees, and the split-second nature of the decision he has to make. A driver in that situation will rarely be found at fault.
But a car programmed to swerve away from an oncoming truck onto a sidewalk with pedestrians is an entirely different kettle of fish. At some point, the designers of the software have to come up with procedures that rely on valuating probabilities against lives.
I'm not saying it's in insurmountable problem. But I wouldn't be surprised if the legislative/ethical/liability issues take as long to hash out as the technology. So if we're 10 years away technologically, we're at least 20 years away from a regulatory and legal framework.
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20 years? No way it takes that long...
Who would be liable in a situation where a car is using cruise control and gets into an accident?