WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.661 --> 00:00:04.419 Human beings are great at a lot of things 2 00:00:04.419 --> 00:00:06.419 but driving not so much. 3 00:00:07.611 --> 00:00:10.712 In the United States alone over 30,000 people die 4 00:00:10.712 --> 00:00:12.996 every year in car accidents. 5 00:00:12.996 --> 00:00:16.015 That's because drivers are all too human. 6 00:00:16.015 --> 00:00:20.042 They're too distracted, their reflexes are too slow. 7 00:00:20.042 --> 00:00:20.875 [smashing] 8 00:00:20.875 --> 00:00:22.889 A lot of times they are too drunk. 9 00:00:22.889 --> 00:00:24.700 [smashing] 10 00:00:24.700 --> 00:00:26.392 [smashing] 11 00:00:26.392 --> 00:00:28.108 You okay, little buddy? 12 00:00:28.108 --> 00:00:30.336 Can we leave insurance out of this? 13 00:00:30.336 --> 00:00:33.641 Which is why self-driving cars are coming and fast. 14 00:00:33.641 --> 00:00:37.352 They promise to make accidents all but a thing of the past. 15 00:00:37.352 --> 00:00:39.449 line:15% But let's pump the breaks self-driving cars 16 00:00:39.449 --> 00:00:41.816 line:15% won't save everyone. 17 00:00:41.816 --> 00:00:44.029 line:15% In fact sometimes they'll have to make the decision 18 00:00:44.029 --> 00:00:46.341 line:15% to harm you the passenger. 19 00:00:46.341 --> 00:00:48.872 Consider this scenario you're riding in your shiny 20 00:00:48.872 --> 00:00:51.838 new self-driving car and suddenly a group of people 21 00:00:51.838 --> 00:00:54.330 spills into the road. 22 00:00:54.330 --> 00:00:56.889 At this point the car has to make a decision. 23 00:00:56.889 --> 00:00:59.376 Either swerve into the wall killing you 24 00:00:59.376 --> 00:01:01.877 or plow through the crowd saving your life 25 00:01:01.877 --> 00:01:04.591 but taking several others. 26 00:01:04.591 --> 00:01:07.026 While surveys show that most people would chose to sacrifice 27 00:01:07.026 --> 00:01:09.972 themselves for the crowd those same people wouldn't 28 00:01:09.972 --> 00:01:12.643 wanna buy a self-driving car that would intentionally 29 00:01:12.643 --> 00:01:13.476 harm them. 30 00:01:14.523 --> 00:01:16.435 Which is silly and irrational. 31 00:01:16.435 --> 00:01:20.294 Of course this scenario would be exceedingly rare. 32 00:01:20.294 --> 00:01:23.187 You are far safer with a machine in control. 33 00:01:23.187 --> 00:01:28.060 Hell, even basic autonomy can cut traffic deaths by 80%. 34 00:01:28.060 --> 00:01:30.775 But as a society we have to start talking about 35 00:01:30.775 --> 00:01:33.401 how robocars will transform not just the logistics 36 00:01:33.401 --> 00:01:36.484 of driving but the very ethics of it. 37 00:01:39.712 --> 00:01:40.809 [moves into funky music] 38 00:01:40.809 --> 00:01:42.717 After all in a way self-driving cars 39 00:01:42.717 --> 00:01:44.867 will be programmed to kill. 40 00:01:44.867 --> 00:01:47.209 So if a self-driving car chooses to injure you 41 00:01:47.209 --> 00:01:49.883 does that make the car maker liable? 42 00:01:49.883 --> 00:01:52.500 And from a PR standpoint how will car maker's 43 00:01:52.500 --> 00:01:55.117 convince the public that self-driving cars will have to 44 00:01:55.117 --> 00:01:59.686 sacrifice a few drivers for the greater good? 45 00:01:59.686 --> 00:02:01.128 No one has answers yet. 46 00:02:01.128 --> 00:02:03.766 Which is fine because these are still early days 47 00:02:03.766 --> 00:02:05.006 but one thing is certain 48 00:02:05.006 --> 00:02:09.710 that self-driving cars are coming, so buckle up. 49 00:02:09.710 --> 00:02:10.960 Let's go buddy.