Google Self-Driving Car Inventor on the Trolley Problem

The transcript discusses the ethical dilemmas faced by autonomous cars, particularly in situations where the car must choose between harming the driver or multiple pedestrians. It explains how cars are programmed to prioritize safety by avoiding larger threats and highlights the challenges in object recognition, such as distinguishing between inanimate objects and humans. The transcript also covers advancements in vision technology that help cars better understand their environment.

What ethical implications arise from programming autonomous vehicles to prioritize certain lives over others?

In what ways does an autonomous vehicle differentiate between various types of obstacles?