There’s a lot of knowledge in civil engineering about how soils will react when subjected to heavy loads. When you take lightweight vehicles and granular soils of varying composition, it’s a very complex modeling process. Karl Iagnemma Read Quote
The fundamental problem here is that humans and automation approach the driving task differently. Karl Iagnemma Read Quote
Our first iteration of driverless cars kind of drove like trolleys on a track. This uncanny notion threw people off. Karl Iagnemma Read Quote
For better or worse, we have to bridge this divide between developing cars that drive by the book and cars that drive how you and I drive. Karl Iagnemma Read Quote
My parents encouraged me to be creative by being creative and interesting people themselves, and by making it clear how highly they valued creativity in others. Karl Iagnemma Read Quote
The thing about stories is that they almost always find their way onto the page, even if it takes a while. Karl Iagnemma Read Quote
My stories often begin with a situation or character rather than an insight about the human condition. It’s always been difficult for me to write from an abstract idea, no matter how interesting or compelling I feel the idea might be. Karl Iagnemma Read Quote
To the extent that trolley problem scenarios exist in the real world, AVs will make them rarer, not more frequent. Karl Iagnemma Read Quote
I’m really not interested in writing about science at all. I mean, I try to get the information right, the details right. But fiction isn’t good at conveying information: It’s good at telling stories about people in interesting situations. Karl Iagnemma Read Quote
Even if trolley problems were a realistic concern for AVs, it is not clear what, if anything, regulators or companies developing AVs should do about them. The trolley problem is an intensely debated thought experiment precisely because there isn’t a consensus on what should be done. Karl Iagnemma Read Quote
