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Re: What does everyone think ? Are the cars unethical?

In the given situation, there are 2 choices: crash into car A, and crash into car B.

There has to be an optimal decision, given average masses, safety ratings, casualty rates, damage rates, etc, as to whether crashing into A or B would be a net safer option.

It's not unethical, in my opinion, for the self-driving car to make that decision correctly just because many humans would not.