“Whose Life Should Your Car Save?” by Jean-François Bonnefon, Azim Shariff, Iyad Rahwan (New York Times, 2016)

The authors introduce challenging ethical questions related to how autonomous vehicles should handle unavoidable accidents with potentially lethal consequences. Should autonomous vehicles prioritize the safety of their passengers relative to that of pedestrians and passengers in other vehicles?

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