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Society Blog Post Day 1: Self-Driving Cars

I think that the car should choose straight into the obstacle because they should not be harming other lives. They signed up for the car, so they need to face the consequences. I think that self-driving cars are a complicated topic that require a lot of thought. They can be very helpful in preventing drunk drivers from driving and avoiding crashes when irresponsible drivers are behind the wheel. However, at the same time their can be bias in the programming which only leads to further issues. One such is the example that was referred to was the hay falling off of a truck. The car could either save themselves, kill the motorcycle rider, or lead to injuries in both car parties. I think that the car could also have bias in relation the programming as statistics are biased themselves. It would factor in age and could even make decisions depending on health issues, which would only cause further legal issues which would lead to uncertainty about who would pay the costs for the health issues. Self-driving is not able to be sustainable for society in today's world. So, there must be more consideration in the statistics that exist today as well as the costs afterwards. 

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  1. Troy PolidoriJune 11, 2023 at 11:23 AM

    Good thoughts, Vaishnavi! What do you mean by saying that self-driving cars are not able to be sustainable in today's world? Is that a claim about the ethics involved, or something financial?

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