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The Biggest Opportunity Everyone Is Missing in Self-Driving Cars (thedrive.com)
1 points by dmurthy 3008 days ago
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But sometimes you do want to drive into a wall. If a child runs out into the road too close to brake and you're traveling 35MPH, the result of driving into a wall is liable to be whiplash for you and a bad scare for the kid. The result of not swerving into the wall could be a criminal investigation for you (plus a civil suit) and death for the toddler. Aviation tends to have fewer trolley problems than driving does.