{"id":2471,"date":"2016-10-26T14:36:17","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T18:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/nwcenter\/?post_type=lessonplans&#038;p=2471"},"modified":"2025-03-05T13:47:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T21:47:27","slug":"ethical-dilemma-self-driving-cars","status":"publish","type":"teachertoolkit","link":"https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/teachertoolkit\/ethical-dilemma-self-driving-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ethics of Self-driving Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Self-driving cars are already cruising the streets today. And while these cars will ultimately be safer and cleaner than their manual counterparts, they can\u2019t completely avoid accidents altogether. How should the car be programmed if it encounters an unavoidable accident? Patrick Lin navigates the murky ethics of self-driving cars. Patrick Lin navigates the murky ethics of self-driving cars.<\/p>\n<p>After watching the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ixIoDYVfKA0\">video on the ethical dilemma of self-driving cars<\/a>, use the discussion questions to investigate the issues that are raised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Self-driving cars are already cruising the streets today. And while these cars will ultimately be safer and cleaner than their manual counterparts, they can\u2019t completely avoid accidents altogether. How should the car be programmed if it encounters an unavoidable accident? Patrick Lin navigates the murky ethics of self-driving cars. Patrick Lin navigates the murky ethics <a href=\"https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/teachertoolkit\/ethical-dilemma-self-driving-cars\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  The Ethics of Self-driving Cars<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":15491,"template":"","toolkitcategory":[756,29,33],"gradelevel":[48,47],"topics":[581],"class_list":["post-2471","teachertoolkit","type-teachertoolkit","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","toolkitcategory-ethics","toolkitcategory-history-social-studies","toolkitcategory-science","gradelevel-high-school-and-beyond","gradelevel-middle-school","topics-self-driving-cars"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Ethics of Self-driving Cars - PLATO - Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Ethics of Self-driving Cars - PLATO - Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Self-driving cars are already cruising the streets today. 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