I&#x27;ll concede that there are some scenarios where choices may be required:<p>e.g. Child darts in front of car. Slam on brakes and hope for best or swerve off road (which probably isn&#x27;t a cliff) or into traffic? And perhaps there is a different calculus if the car isn&#x27;t carrying a passenger.<p>But, for the most part, these trolley arguments are pretty uninteresting from a technical, as opposed to a philosophical, perspective. It&#x27;s going to be very rare that an autopilot would even in principle be able able to reliably forecast a significantly better outcome than hitting the brakes and&#x2F;or otherwise protecting itself&#x2F;its occupant as much as possible.