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refmon 12/17/19 4:29:31 PM #1:	https://www.fastcompany.com/3064539/self-driving-mercedes-will-be-programmed-to-sacrifice-pedestrians-to-save-the-driver When they crash, self-driving Mercedes will be programmed to save the driver, and not the person or people they hit. Thats the design decision behind the Mercedes Benzs future Level 4 and Level 5 autonomous cars, according to the companys manager of driverless car safety, Christoph von Hugo. --- If you read this signature, then that meant that I had control of what you read for 5 SECONDS!! <cite>refmon posted [p:931719299] in Self-Drivi... [t:78262658]...</cite> <quote>https://www.fastcompany.com/3064539/self-driving-mercedes-will-be-programmed-to-sacrifice-pedestrians-to-save-the-driver <quote>When they crash, self-driving Mercedes will be programmed to save the driver, and not the person or people they hit. Thats the design decision behind the Mercedes Benzs future Level 4 and Level 5 autonomous cars, according to the companys manager of driverless car safety, Christoph von Hugo.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RdVEHfJqAvUPIbk 12/17/19 4:31:02 PM #2:	ah yes, an idiotic "journalist" reports on something they have no knowledge about and just throws in some buzzwords We're decades before this technology will be used in the mainstream --- https://imgur.com/tRUZB3x <cite>RdVEHfJqAvUPIbk posted [p:931719367] in Self-Drivi... [t:78262658]...</cite> <quote>ah yes, an idiotic "journalist" reports on something they have no knowledge about and just throws in some buzzwords We're decades before this technology will be used in the mainstream</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MacadamianNut3 12/17/19 4:31:04 PM #3:	Wow expected BMW to be the first one to do that but Mercedes was a safe bet after thinking about it --- Roll Tide & Go Irish <cite>MacadamianNut3 posted [p:931719368] in Self-Drivi... [t:78262658]...</cite> <quote>Wow expected BMW to be the first one to do that but Mercedes was a safe bet after thinking about it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Reis 12/17/19 4:32:19 PM #4:	so it's not any different from most human drivers then <cite>Reis posted [p:931719425] in Self-Drivi... [t:78262658]...</cite> <quote>so it's not any different from most human drivers then </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DirkDiggles 12/17/19 4:33:22 PM #5:	This is how Skynet starts. --- https://imgtc.com/i/5CTKeaL.jpg https://imgtc.com/i/G9w39yE.gif <cite>DirkDiggles posted [p:931719466] in Self-Drivi... [t:78262658]...</cite> <quote>This is how Skynet starts. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
konokonohamaru 12/17/19 4:33:41 PM #6:	Odds are the driver of a Mercedes is worth more than some random pedestrian anyway jk --- A very happy young man looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. <cite>konokonohamaru posted [p:931719473] in Self-Drivi... [t:78262658]...</cite> <quote>Odds are the driver of a Mercedes is worth more than some random pedestrian anyway jk</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shablagoo 12/17/19 4:33:59 PM #7:	Capitalist hierarchy protects the rich above all others, news at 5. --- "It was some post on the NFL board that got him." -AwesomeToTheMAX <cite>Shablagoo posted [p:931719489] in Self-Drivi... [t:78262658]...</cite> <quote>Capitalist hierarchy protects the rich above all others, news at 5. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Master_Bass 12/17/19 4:34:35 PM #8:	This is something that sounds bad in headlines, but let's face reality. Most people don't want cars that would be programmed to kill them over others. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Master_Bass posted [p:931719514] in Self-Drivi... [t:78262658]...</cite> <quote>This is something that sounds bad in headlines, but let's face reality. Most people don't want cars that would be programmed to kill them over others. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HylianFox 12/17/19 4:34:49 PM #9:	seeing as how most pedestrians have little sense of self-preservation anyway, I'm okay with this --- I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals FUH-LAMING! - Homer Simpson Don't be a turd. - Chris Pratt <cite>HylianFox posted [p:931719523] in Self-Drivi... [t:78262658]...</cite> <quote>seeing as how most pedestrians have little sense of self-preservation anyway, I'm okay with this </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightHawKnight 12/17/19 4:35:24 PM #10:	Reis posted... so it's not any different from most human drivers then --- The Official Odin of the Shin Megami Tensei IV board. "You know how confusing the whole good-evil concept is for me." <cite>LightHawKnight posted [p:931719547] in Self-Drivi... [t:78262658]...</cite> <quote>Reis posted... </cite> <quote>so it's not any different from most human drivers then</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BroodRyu 12/17/19 4:37:46 PM #11:	Well, if we want to move forward with self driving cars, a decision has to be made in unfortunate scenarios like this. Is it the correct choice? I dont know. <cite>BroodRyu posted [p:931719636] in Self-Drivi... [t:78262658]...</cite> <quote>Well, if we want to move forward with self driving cars, a decision has to be made in unfortunate scenarios like this. Is it the correct choice? I dont know. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OctilIery 12/17/19 4:39:39 PM #12:	This seems perfectly reasonable. It's not going to put people in danger, it's going to choose the driver if it can't keep both safe. <cite>OctilIery posted [p:931719735] in Self-Drivi... [t:78262658]...</cite> <quote>This seems perfectly reasonable. It's not going to put people in danger, it's going to choose the driver if it can't keep both safe.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 12/17/19 4:41:57 PM #13:	MacadamianNut3 posted... Wow expected BMW to be the first one to do that but Mercedes was a safe bet after thinking about it Expected Volvo. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:931719837] in Self-Drivi... [t:78262658]...</cite> <quote>MacadamianNut3 posted... </cite> <quote>Wow expected BMW to be the first one to do that but Mercedes was a safe bet after thinking about it</quote>Expected Volvo. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OrdonGoatCheese 12/17/19 4:42:01 PM #14:	OctilIery posted... This seems perfectly reasonable. It's not going to put people in danger, it's going to choose the driver if it can't keep both safe. Yeah, this. --- Something, something, signature. <cite>OrdonGoatCheese posted [p:931719840] in Self-Drivi... [t:78262658]...</cite> <quote>OctilIery posted... </cite> <quote>This seems perfectly reasonable. It's not going to put people in danger, it's going to choose the driver if it can't keep both safe.</quote>Yeah, this. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alteres 12/17/19 4:45:07 PM #15:	"I have my wife and kids with me, I want the car that swerves us in to a brick wall if someone runs in to the middle of the road" Right. --- ........the ghost in the machine... IGN: Fox, FC: 5344-2646-0982 <cite>Alteres posted [p:931719966] in Self-Drivi... [t:78262658]...</cite> <quote>"I have my wife and kids with me, I want the car that swerves us in to a brick wall if someone runs in to the middle of the road" Right. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HylianFox 12/17/19 4:46:48 PM #16:	Alteres posted... "I have my wife and kids with me, I want the car that swerves us in to a brick wall if someone runs in to the middle of the road" Right. lol --- I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals FUH-LAMING! - Homer Simpson Don't be a turd. - Chris Pratt <cite>HylianFox posted [p:931720040] in Self-Drivi... [t:78262658]...</cite> <quote>Alteres posted... </cite> <quote>"I have my wife and kids with me, I want the car that swerves us in to a brick wall if someone runs in to the middle of the road" Right.</quote>lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fossil 12/17/19 4:51:28 PM #17:	My respect for Mercedes went up. <cite>Fossil posted [p:931720223] in Self-Drivi... [t:78262658]...</cite> <quote>My respect for Mercedes went up. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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