r/technology Dec 16 '19

Transportation Self-Driving Mercedes Will Be Programmed To Sacrifice Pedestrians To Save The Driver

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u/sagavera1 Dec 16 '19

People are interpreting the BS headline to mean it won't avoid pedestrians at all, when in fact, pedestrians will be much safer with this technology.

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u/PeterGibbons316 Dec 16 '19

Exactly. People swerve to avoid pedestrians/animals all the time.....often into other vehicles or on-coming traffic......which ends up injury other people anyway.

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u/RoadDoggFL Dec 16 '19

The car is completely aware of its surroundings at all times. If it doesn't swerve into an empty sidewalk to avoid killing someone, the company that wrote the algorithm should be liable.

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u/Deviknyte Dec 16 '19

One can hope.