The point of that often quoted ethical dilemma is that a human driver <i>can&#x27;t</i> choose at all. With driverless cars at one point someone has to make a deliberate decision on how to act in these situations. Not in a split-second but rather in a long process. This results in different ethical considerations.<p>Sure, a human driver doesn&#x27;t take any of the relevant factors into account. But a driverless car does and that&#x27;s the difference.