{"id":22304,"date":"2016-02-29T22:54:09","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T17:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yaabot.com\/?p=22304"},"modified":"2024-01-18T19:33:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T14:03:10","slug":"self-driving-cars-and-the-bystander-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entropymag.co\/self-driving-cars-and-the-bystander-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Driving Cars and the Bystander Effect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Google has been one of the pioneers of self-driving cars, and several automakers have followed its lead. The concept behind the cars is certainly an intriguing one, especially when you consider these vehicles could potentially keep people safer by preventing more accidents than humans could, all while driving safely under their own power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, some people have raised questions about possible ethical dilemmas associated with these high-tech vehicles. They often bring up the bystander effect, a socio-cultural phenomenon well-known in psychology. The bystander effect describes how people are less likely to assist others in need when there are many other individuals present. What if self-driving cars could become so adept at avoiding accidents that people no longer feel like they need to step in and help injured passengers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n