Self-driving cars will deliberately kill people, and that's ok

Elon Musk keeps warning us that artificial intelligence is a real threat, but he's also contributing to the evolution of machines. Sure, he might not be doing the real coding, but the smart Tesla cars that will be able to drive themselves around town in the following years will have to be programmed to handle a particular type of emergency: hitting a pedestrian or saving the lives of the passengers inside the vehicle. DON'T MISS: Galaxy Note 7 shaping up to be Samsung's most powerful smartphone yet Tesla and other carmakers are already working on self-driving cars, but autopilot features are yet to be finalized – or completely safe. Even if driverless cars would be readily available to buyers, the legal framework that would allow such machines to operate on public roads isn't there yet. That means self-driving vehicles aren't legal as long as they're not regulated.