BITES – Driverless cars

Short & Curly

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Philosophy, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Cars that drive themselves are no longer just something you’d see in a sci-fi movie… they’re on roads and highways right around the world. But what should happen if something goes wrong? Whose fault would it be – the passenger? The manufacturer? The... car itself?!

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0:00.0	Big questions, bite-sized.
0:05.0	Short and curly bites.
0:07.2	Bites, bites, bites, bites, bites, short and curly bites.
0:11.0	Big questions, small serving size.
0:16.0	Oh yeah, there's nothing like tearing down the highway in my sweet convertible. I got Molly in the passenger seat.
0:22.6	Woo!
0:23.6	I got the hot sun beating down on my face.
0:26.6	That's really nice and warm actually.
0:29.6	Nice and comfy and cozy.
0:32.6	Carl?
0:34.6	Carl!
0:35.6	Wake up! He's asleep at the wheel! Carl!
0:38.3	Huh?
0:39.3	What?
0:40.3	No, Mo Mo, this is a self-driving car.
0:42.3	I can fall asleep whenever I want and the car will just keep chugging along.
0:46.3	One, you could have told me that before you fell asleep.
0:50.3	Two, you definitely aren't allowed to sleep at the wheel just because the car is driverless.
0:55.6	Whoa!
0:56.4	Uh, three, you just drove past a stop sign without stopping.
1:01.3	No, I didn't.
1:02.3	I mean, the car did, but I didn't.
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