An autonomous vehicle might have to choose between saving the occupants or sacrificing the occupants in order to save others. The article includes a link to research the authors published in the journal Science to tease out public opinion on this Tragedy of the Commons-like issue. What is good for society might not be good for the vehicle owner and could scare potential customers.
The article is here: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/opinion/sunday/whose-life-should-your-car-save.html The Times has a tiered access policy. The first 10 articles each month are free.
KNS
Edit: Anyone who would like to visit - or at my age, revisit - Garrett Hardin's classic essay "The Tragedy of the Commons" which was first published in Science in 1968 will find it here. http://science.sciencemag.org/content/162/3859/1243.full Well worth a look. Especially the section under the heading 'Tragedy of Freedom in a Commons'.
The article is here: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/opinion/sunday/whose-life-should-your-car-save.html The Times has a tiered access policy. The first 10 articles each month are free.
KNS
Edit: Anyone who would like to visit - or at my age, revisit - Garrett Hardin's classic essay "The Tragedy of the Commons" which was first published in Science in 1968 will find it here. http://science.sciencemag.org/content/162/3859/1243.full Well worth a look. Especially the section under the heading 'Tragedy of Freedom in a Commons'.
