Regards the argument that partially automatic control of the car could lead to problems - I think that most people know (including the people that will be designing this sort of stuff) that in certain emergency situations speeding or running a light is the right thing to do.
For that reason, I think that having the car take control of itself will always be 'override-able', so the car first warns you that you're going towards a red light and at your current speed will go through it. Only if you ignore the warning and don't press the override button will it actually break.
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Regards the argument that partially automatic control of the car could lead to problems - I think that most people know (including the people that will be designing this sort of stuff) that in certain emergency situations speeding or running a light is the right thing to do.
For that reason, I think that having the car take control of itself will always be 'override-able', so the car first warns you that you're going towards a red light and at your current speed will go through it. Only if you ignore the warning and don't press the override button will it actually break.