Question

Please write down your response after reading the paragraphs. (At least 5 sentences long, 150-200 words.)

In a situation where a driverless car is out of control and I am faced with killing myself or five pedestrians, I would sacrifice myself. When purchasing the vehicle, drivers are aware of the risks that come with it as machines are never 100% safe. Although driverless cars were manufactured with the intention of lowering the number of accidents on the road, this does not guarantee that the machine will not malfunction. Those who purchase these vehicles agree to the possibility of the vehicle going out of control and possibly killing themselves in the process. Knowing this, in the case that the machine experiences mechanical failure, the driver who purchased the vehicle should sacrifice themselves in the situation rather than sacrificing the life of five innocent people who did not agree to the terms of trusting their life with a machine.

When society mixes driverless cars with human-driven cars, there is the consequence of humans losing the ability to make decisions. Instead of the driver making the decision of who to kill in the situation, the car makes the decision instead. Not only that, the situation then becomes black and white with only two possible options, killing the driver or the 5 pedestrians as machines are only programmed to think a certain way. Human minds on the other hand, are more flexible and able to think in a different direction. They are able to make the decision of veering in a different direction or finding an option that amounts to the least detrimental effects on everyone in the situation. Rather than relying on machines and being restricted to a selected amount of options in an emergency situation, humans should drive themselves and make their own decisions.

Answer 1

The given paragraph is about the use of technology driven machines, in this case automatic vehicles. The writer has organised his/her thoughts well. In the beginning of the paragraph writer argues that machines can never be 100 percent safe even if they are made with the intention of minimizing accidents. Machines can malfunction too. The writer further argues that whoever buys such machine driven cars owns responsibility of whatever happens because of that machine and therefore should prefer to take the consequences on themselves rather than making some one else in this case pedestrians suffer because of their choices. The writer further argues that machines can make certain choices according to how they are programmed while human mind has far more capability of taking right deciedec in a emergency situations. And finally on the basis of his/her arguments the writer comes to the conclusion that human's should drive themselves rather than relying on limited processing machines. Therefore the article gives a clear understanding of the topic and take to the conclusion in a systematic and convincing way.