A group of five passengers is in a self-driving car moving down a two-lane highw

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A group of five passengers is in a self-driving car moving down a two-lane highway with concrete barriers along each side. The car cannot leave the roadway because of these barriers. Suddenly, a truck in the oncoming lane has a flat tire and begins swerving into the car’s lane. The car does not have time to stop, and cannot avoid the truck by swerving to the right. There are only two options: (1) continue in the same lane and crash into the truck, killing all passengers in the self-driving car, or (2) swerve onto the left side of the road where a bicyclist happens to be riding inside the barrier. If the second option is chosen, the bicyclist will be killed. It’s either the five passengers or the bicyclist. If you were writing the software that controls the self-driving car, which choice should you make?why??

Search out a few references related to the problem, and then write a two-to-three-page discussion describing your view of your options and what you think your final decision would be. What might affect your decision? Does it change depending on the occupants of the car? (maybe your immediate family, relatives, a group of international spies, a newly-arrested serial murderer with four accompanying peace officers, five strangers, five homeless people, five astronauts, five young children, etc.) Does it change based on who is riding the bicycle? (your father, your sister, an escaping bank robber, the local paper boy, a pizza delivery person, etc.).

Explanation / Answer

As per my opinion i will go left side even bicycle person could be died because i will prefer to save life of five member than one. Actually i belive in god if i will go left it may be possible i will safe bicycle person by variation in speed or strick with concrete barriers.

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