Why is it that every time there’s a conversation about self-driving cars, some bright spark cites the trolley problem: the adolescent “yeah, but what if an autonomous car has to decide between killing ...

Nov 6, 2017, 9:21am CST Updated: Nov 6, 2017, 10:41am CST Getty Images (tepic) If a pedestrian steps in front of a car, should the car swerve to avoid them even if it means hitting a wall and killing ...

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The dream of relaxing in the backseat while a computer navigates through heavy traffic is no longer a scene from a science-fiction movie. You can see these sleek, sensor-laden vehicles roaming the ...

The great-grandson of Henry Ford called on the auto industry and public institutions to address ethical issues emerging in a world where robot cars will make life-and-death decisions in roadway ...

Confronting the weirdness of a Waymo future. Hosted by Ross Douthat Produced by Sophia Alvarez Boyd Mr. Douthat is a columnist and the host of the “Interesting Times” podcast. It feels as if we’ve ...