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Governments, car companies must resolve their competing goals for self-driving cars

  • Written by Lily Elefteriadou, Professor of Civil Engineering; Director of University of Florida Transportation Institute, University of Florida
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What self-driving cars want, and what people want from them, varies widely. And often these desires are at odds with each other. For instance, carmakers – and the designers of the software that will run autonomous vehicles – know that it’s safest if...

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