Man is greater than everything! Germany's auto-driving accident judgment rule is released

According to foreign media reports, the German Ministry of Transport stated that the new German legal guidelines for autonomous driving stipulate that the first thing a self-driving car should protect during driving is people, not physical property or animals.

Germany is the birthplace of Volkswagen Group, Daimler, BMW Group and other car companies. The proportion of investment in autopilot technology is quite large. German government officials have been negotiating on the identification of self-driving car accidents, such as whether it is a cyclist or a speeding violation to avoid the accident.

The latest guidelines were drafted by a government-organized committee that incorporates ethical, legal, and technical experts. The policy states that the software that controls cars must be designed to avoid casualties in accidents at all costs. This means that when accidents are avoidable, the control software must choose to minimize casualties at all costs, although this may also result in the destruction of property or animals on the road. The software does not make decisions based on age, gender or driver's physical condition.

German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt said in his speech: “In the age of digitization and self-learning systems, human-machine interaction has created new ethical issues. The Ethics Committee established by the Ministry of Communications drafted the world’s first automated driving guidelines. ."

Germany reviewed and passed relevant laws earlier this year, saying that when a self-driving car is in motion, the driver must sit on one side just in case, clearing the way for the development and testing of self-driving cars.