Applying the trolley problem to self-driving cars and the ethical dilemmas they create.

Back in 1967, British philosopher Philippa Foote came up with "the trolley problem." Philosophers and others have debated this moral quandary ever since. Phrased most succinctly, the trolley problem ...

The UK government has launched a consultation on driverless cars, ahead of on-the-road trials of the vehicles next year. It has now been more than a decade since the prospect of driverless cars on ...