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The ethical dilemma of self-driving cars
Self-driving cars are already cruising the streets today. And while these cars will ultimately be safer and cleaner than their manual counterparts, they can’t completely avoid accidents altogether. How should the car be programmed if it encounters an unavoidable accident? Patrick Lin navigates the murky ethics of self-driving cars in this TED-Ed lecture.
tags: Automotive, autonomous driving, cx-Education-DIY, ethics, Patrick Lin, robocars, roboethics
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