[pinpeliponni]

We haven't even got to the hardest questions yet because driverless cars are still so far away.

Think of a situation where you have to choose from either hitting an other car killing everyone inside it but saving you, or driving off the road killing you but saving everyone. Well, we all save ourselves if we can choose (timing, etc). But what if the other car has 5 passengers and you are alone?

The driverless car will be required to kill you, the driver. In future the car will know, and take away your control, and simply kill you.

When people realize this, and the legislation has to take a stance, there will be a major backlash against driverless cars. People are basically selfish.

[xiphias]

The solution to this problem is quite simple: the car should slow down _before_ it can get to a situation like this. For this situation to happen the other car must do something stupid, which should be detected before it can cause something that can kill anybody.

[maxerickson]

Yes, there is something fascinating about a vehicle that careens into the unknown and then makes a perfect ethical evaluation of the next action it takes.

[Intramin]

Yes, this is an issue, but really, it's a minor one if you compare it with how many lives driverless cars will save.