New Study Reveals We're Utterly Conflicted About Driverless Cars

Self-driving car technology is advancing at a rapid pace, thanks to work by technology and automotive companies ranging from Google to Ford. While still years from being widely adopted, driverless cars are increasingly capable of handling a wide variety of driving conditions. With the basic technical hurdles out of the way, driverless car experts now face a different set of problems -- namely, ethical issues. Among the most pressing questions: What should a driverless car do if it faces a choice between putting its passengers at risk or harming someone outside the vehicle? New research reveals that people are conflicted about such a dilemma.