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for the future of programmed cars. Your goal is to try to come up with a
plan that has an “ideal” design of a car that will be entirely self-sufficient.
Apple have designed prototypes of self-driving cars. A level four self-driving car is
defined as one that controls each and every function; designating the role of
brings with it ethical dilemmas of what to do in scenarios that come down to life or
death situations. One of the many problems concerning these cars is regarding the
trolley problem (the ethical dilemma of what someone would do if they had the
opportunity to pull a level and prevent five people from dying, but killing one
person in the process or doing nothing and allowing the five people to die). Here,
we ask you to consider the trolley problem and other issues that may arise as self-
Steps:
c. How will your car try to tackle the issue of the trolley problem?
2. Think through the possible objections about your programmed car that
programming of a car makes the best attempt at solving the trolley problem
● You do not have to come up with an exhaustive list of features for your car.
● You do not have to solve the trolley problem (there is no solution to it), but
you should consider how you are going to address the problem.
● Consider issues other than the trolley problem and when a human should