I am looking forward to my self driving car. I can ride to and from the party, NP!
Hopefully the cars communicate and therefore collisions are going to be very few and far between. If they do collide, the rule should be minimize the loss of life but with a correction factor for occupant's age. I.e. a 90 year old vs. a 20 year old occupant - the 90 year old should become crumple zone for the 20 year old.
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