Artificial Intelligence experts aren't the only ones working on the problem of driverless cars. Philosophers are also paying a lot of attention to its development. Cars that drive themselves are bringing a collection of ethical problems with them. Human society needs to start thinking about these to have the answers ready before driverless cars become common.

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Philosophers have been especially focused on one problem posed by driverless cars: the so-called Trolley Problem. In this classic philosophical situation, a trolley is going down some railway tracks towards five people. You can redirect the trolley, but there is one person stuck on the other track as well. The philosophical dilemma is between actively doing versus allowing harm: Is it morally acceptable to kill one to save five, or should you allow five to die rather than actively hurt one? In the case of cars, other questions can add extra complications. What if the pedestrians who a car "decides" to kill are of higher social status? What if they are pregnant women? What if they are criminals escaping a bank robbery? What if they are old? Maybe the Trolley Problem sounds unrealistic today, but autonomous vehicles will be unable to avoid similar situations. If a car is in a position where any action will put either the passenger or someone else in danger, for example because there's an accident ahead and the only options are to hit a motorbike or go off a cliff, then what should the car be programmed to do?

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Experts are planning to carry out a social survey in different countries.

Different societies don't view the same situation in the same way.

Driverless cars are creating moral dilemmas as well as technological challenges.

Every decision we make today will affect tomorrow's society.