Results: How would you like to interface with your car?
In our previous poll, we discussed a moral dilemma involving an autonomous car called the Tunnel Problem. In it, the car needs to decide whether to save a child’s life or its’ passenger’s. Obviously, such a scenario we hope no autonomous car will ever come across. Moral dilemma or not, it is inevitable that
Results: My (autonomous) car, my safety
You are travelling along a single lane mountain road in an autonomous car that is approaching a narrow tunnel. You are the only passenger of the car. Just before entering the tunnel a child attempts to run across the road but trips in the center of the lane, effectively blocking the entrance to the
How would you like to interface with your autonomous car?
We interact with so many gadgets and devices everyday. Some have blinking lights, some play sound, and some can even decipher our voice commands. When it comes to a device as exciting, and possibly very complicated, as an autonomous car, we will need to interface with the car for a variety of reasons. You might want to know
Results: If a death by an autonomous car is unavoidable, who should die?
Life and death decisions make interesting thought experiments. When you throw an autonomous car into the mix, then things get even more interesting. A couple of weeks ago Jason Millar wrote about such a scenario called the Tunnel Problem. The Tunnel Problem goes something like this: The Tunnel Problem: You are travelling along a single lane mountain
If a death by an autonomous car is unavoidable, who should die?
There may be times when an accident or a death is unavoidable while an autonomous car is controlling the wheel. What should an autonomous car do when such situation arises? How should the designers of the cars program autonomous cars to respond? This week, we introduce the Tunnel Problem that describes one such possible situation and