NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Self-driving cars can't be perfectly safe – what's good enough? 3 questions answered

  • Written by Nicholas G. Evans, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Is it going to stop?marat marihal/Shutterstock.com

Editor’s note: On March 19, an Uber self-driving vehicle being tested in Arizona struck and killed Elaine Herzberg, who was walking her bike across the street. This is the first time a self-driving vehicle has killed a pedestrian, and it raises questions about the ethics of developing and...

Read more: Self-driving cars can't be perfectly safe – what's good enough? 3 questions answered

More Articles ...

  1. Los 'juegos' políticos con el agua del que son víctimas los mexicanos
  2. A return to earmarks could grease the wheels in Congress
  3. Betsy DeVos said Common Core was 'dead' – it's not
  4. New federal program tackles spiraling costs of college textbooks
  5. Do you believe in miracles? Why they make perfect sense for many
  6. The ideal female body type is getting even harder to attain
  7. Fewer diplomats, more armed force defines US leadership today
  8. Trump's $60 billion in China tariffs will create more problems than they solve
  9. Gun control and March for Our Lives: 4 essential reads
  10. March for Our Lives awakens the spirit of student and media activism of the 1960s
  11. 'Big Tech' isn't one big monopoly – it's 5 companies all in different businesses
  12. Why Trump will weather Stormy
  13. Why community and not confinement will end TB
  14. Archbishop Oscar Romero was gunned down inside his own church 38 years ago. Soon he'll become El Salvador's first saint
  15. Inching closer to a world without polio
  16. Federal employees work for both Democrats and Republicans – even Kellyanne Conway
  17. Don't quit Facebook, but don't trust it, either
  18. La esterilización forzada perjudicó a miles en California, especialmente a las mujeres latinas
  19. Forced sterilization programs in California once harmed thousands – particularly Latinas
  20. Mitochondria mutation mystery solved: Random sorting helps get rid of duds
  21. Want to fight crime? Plant some flowers with your neighbor
  22. How energy storage is starting to rewire the electricity industry
  23. School resource officers can prevent tragedies, but training is key
  24. Public support for animal rights goes beyond keeping dogs out of overhead bins
  25. Red state, blue state: How colors took sides in politics
  26. How do forensic engineers investigate bridge collapses, like the one in Miami?
  27. I treat patients on Medicaid, and I don't see undeserving poor people
  28. Regulating Facebook won't prevent data breaches
  29. After Tempe fatality, self-driving car developers must engage with public now or risk rejection
  30. Bombed into oblivion: The lost oasis of Damascus
  31. Asians could opt out of naming a country of origin on the 2020 census, a policymaker's nightmare
  32. A clue for how to reduce HIV transmission when using hormonal contraceptives
  33. Threat assessments crucial to prevent school shootings
  34. Think Facebook can manipulate you? Look out for virtual reality
  35. Facebook is killing democracy with its personality profiling data
  36. Tariffs won't save American steel jobs. But we can still help steelworkers
  37. Buried, altered, silenced: 4 ways government climate information has changed since Trump took office
  38. Eager to dye your hair with 'nontoxic' graphene nanoparticles? Not so fast!
  39. On his 250th birthday, Joseph Fourier's math still makes a difference
  40. Some officials want to ban school suspensions – here's how that could backfire
  41. Merit matters in US immigration, but agreeing on what 'merit' means is complicated
  42. Silver nanoparticles in clothing wash out – and may threaten human health and the environment
  43. Why Denmark dominates the World Happiness Report rankings year after year
  44. MS-13 is a street gang, not a drug cartel – and the difference matters
  45. Trump believes he can make an Israeli-Palestinian deal. Don't hold your breath
  46. Kurdish troops fight for freedom — and women's equality — on battlegrounds across Middle East
  47. Why Americans are unhappier than ever – and how to fix it
  48. Recent stock market sell-off foreshadows a new Great Recession
  49. You're probably paying more for your car loan or mortgage than you should
  50. Sessions suing California is the latest battle in a centuries-old war for power over immigration