# The ethical dilemma of self-driving cars

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Patrick Lin
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science, Philosophy, Art, architecture and design, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/patrick_lin_the_ethical_dilemma_of_self_driving_cars)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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't 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.

## Lectures

1. [The ethical dilemma of self-driving cars](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/patrick_lin_the_ethical_dilemma_of_self_driving_cars/46b7eaf33633), 4 min (TED's player)