The promise of self-driving cars is a future with zero human error, yet the transition is haunted by a "trolley problem" for the digital age. If an autonomous vehicle is forced to choose between hitting a pedestrian or swerving into a barrier and harming its passenger, who should it prioritize?
Beyond the philosophy, the technical reality is that AI lacks "human intuition"—the ability to make eye contact with a cyclist or understand the erratic movement of a child on a sidewalk. While autonomous tech will eventually reduce the 1.3 million annual traffic deaths worldwide, the legal and moral framework for who is "at fault" when a computer crashes remains the biggest roadblock to a hands-free future.
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