Germany has developed a set of ethical guidelines for self-driving cars

Aug 31, 2017

Li Zengwen, a development engineer at Changan Automobile, lifts his hands off the steering wheel as the car is on self-driving mode during a test drive on a highway in Beijing, China, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon - RTX2BA9H

New guidelines for self-driving cars have been presented for the German federal government to adopt. Image: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon - RTX2BA9H

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Artificial Intelligence Reporter, Quartz

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