The Biggest Challenge To Driverless Cars May Be The Ethics

Autonomous cars are a reality on the roads today, and it might not be long before they become commonplace on America’s roads. This raises some serious issues though with the ethics of autonomous cars.

One of the much lauded effects of having autonomous cars on the road is the predicted decrease in in traffic related deaths. Currently over 34,000 Americans die in car accidents every year, the largest accidental killer of Americans. This, despite many advances in terms of safety cars have come a long way. Modern cars are equipped with  many air bags, and increasingly sensors that can slow you down or detect a passing vehicle in you blind spot. But no matter what a person is still in control of the vehicle, and people make mistakes.

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ParadoX - 9/17/2013 9:54:27 PM

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So really, the biggest obstacle is the insurance industry.

I95SPEEDINGTICKETS - 9/18/2013 6:41:33 AM

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If you want to drastically reduce automobile related accidents/deaths, i suggest you ban or disable cruise control on all vehicles.

Then you will see drivers concentrate a lot more.

ParadoX - 9/20/2013 12:41:14 AM

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I don't know about that. Personally, I think if you want to reduce automotive accidents you need to do several things.

1. Stop Americans from eating behind the wheel
2. Stop cellphone usage behind the wheel
3. Take infotainment systems out of cars (their distracting)- and who needs them. All a guy needs is AC and a radio.