The People’s Bot: Robotic telepresence for the public good
Have you ever wanted to attend a conference that was too far away, expensive, or sold out? Whether you’re a penniless researcher, interested youth, or a group of elderly people who want to live in...
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Reader poll: What do you think about autonomous cars?
Today we drive our cars. In the future they’ll do the driving. Autonomous cars are no longer a far-off futuristic dream, but something that we can expect to see on the road within the next decade. But...
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What do people think about autonomous cars? Results from our reader poll
What do people think are the main advantages of owning an autonomous car? Do people think autonomous cars should be easily identifiable? How much money are people willing to pay for an autonomous car...
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Reader poll: Should the unlicensed be allowed to ‘drive’ an autonomous car?
Image from Wikimedia Commons Two weeks ago we published our first reader poll in collaboration with the Open Roboethics initiative in order to find out more about what people think about autonomous...
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Kids with wheels: Should the unlicensed be allowed to ‘drive’ autonomous cars?
Share your opinion and take our next reader poll: Should autonomous cars be allowed to speed? Reader poll results: Earlier this month, when we asked people about your general thoughts on autonomous...
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Reader Poll: Should autonomous cars be allowed to speed?
We conducted two polls last month in collaboration with the Open Roboethics initiative to get a sense of what people think about autonomous cars. Our polls started some interesting discussions around...
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Should autonomous cars be allowed to speed? Results from our reader poll
Our previous poll, which asked (among other questions) whether kids should be allowed to ride in autonomous vehicles by themselves, revealed that responsibility is a key issue for most people. Are we...
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Reader poll: If a death by an autonomous car is unavoidable, who should die?
Image source: Karora via Wikipedia. There may be times when an accident or a death is unavoidable while an autonomous car is controlling the wheel. What should an autonomous car do when such situation...
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If death by autonomous car is unavoidable, who should die? Reader poll results
Image credit: Craig Berry Life and death decisions make interesting thought experiments. When you throw an autonomous car into the mix, things get even more interesting. A couple of weeks ago Jason...
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Reader poll: How would you like to interface with your autonomous car?
We interact with gadgets and devices everyday … some have blinking lights, some play sounds, and some can even decipher our voice commands. When it comes to interfacing with a device as exciting and...
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My (autonomous) car, my safety: Results from our reader poll
You are travelling along a single lane mountain road in an autonomous car that is approaching a narrow tunnel. You are the only passenger of the car. Just before entering the tunnel a child attempts to...
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How do you want to interface with your autonomous car? Poll results
Those of you who watched the 80’s TV series “Knight Rider” might remember the dialogue between Michael Knight and its super-car, KITT. Some of you might be more familiar with scenes between “Johnny...
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Reader poll: How should an autonomous car optimize crashes?
Photo by Roland Dobbins, Wikimedia A couple of months ago Dr. Patrick Lin, director of the Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group at California Polytechnic State University, wrote an article on autonomous...
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Autonomous car poll: Participants choose random chance over informed decision
Given a choice between crashing into a motorcyclist wearing a helmet vs. a motorcyclist who isn’t wearing one, which one should an autonomous car be programmed to crash into? What about the choice...
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When fully autonomous cars are the norm, will you miss driving?
A few weeks ago, one of our readers, Javier Lopez, submitted a number of questions to the ORi team. He brought up many interesting points, and we won’t attempt to cover them all in one poll. But one...
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Readers split on whether they will miss driving their non-autonomous car
Driving has become an integral component of our daily lives, especially in developed countries. Cars are not just a means for us to get from point A to point B. They also help us express our...
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Reader poll: Should an autonomous car be able to drive w/o a human passenger?
Image by Robert Lachenman A couple of months ago, we asked our readers whether three different unlicensed groups of individuals should be able to ride in autonomous cars alone. The individuals were: a...
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If drinking and driving, ride the car that doesn’t need your input or let it...
For the past few months the Open Roboethics initiative and Robohub have explored the topic of autonomous cars in the form of biweekly polls. We were able to find out a lot of interesting facts about...
View ArticleReader poll: How do you feel about “Swarms of Autonomous Cars”?
A few of days ago, WIRED and Robohub covered a story about “Largest Swarm of Robots” and how self-organizing algorithms can be used by robots to form certain shapes. This inspired us to see what this...
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Readers support cars that communicate and self-organize
The conventional cars that we drive today don’t really talk to one another. Sure, some of them connect to your cellphones and mp3 players. But they don’t form a communication network with neighbouring...
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