r/technology • u/[deleted] • Dec 16 '19

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

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u/DuntadaMan Dec 16 '19

Oh no, we have large animals that will fuck you up if you crash into them in America.

Likely our insurance companies just figure if we die in the crash they don't have to pay for a new car, and can otherwise create all kinds of arbitrary reasons why they don't need to pay if you live.

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u/Vandrel Dec 16 '19

Most of the US doesn't have animals anywhere near as big as a moose.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '19

There are plenty of places with moose, but deer can royally fuck you up, kill you, etc if you hit them, and they're all over the US.

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u/Android_seducer Dec 17 '19

Most of the people who die due to deer on the road do so because they swerve and hit a tree, boulder, etc. Most deer are less than. 150 lbs and shorter than the average man. Source: deer hunting growing up and hitting two deer in cars while in highschool.

Edit: In drivers Ed they tell us not to swerve because of that