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Interest in self-driving cars is almost universal. They are hailed by many as a major technological advancement. But few have considered the moral implications of programming a 2,000 lbs. vehicle with the power to make moral decisions and to kill. Consider a speeding car and a pedestrian. Does the Autonomous car swerve and slam into a parked car, or does it save the driver from injury or death by hitting the pedestrian. Whose life is more valuable? Consider this: if we grant machines the power of judgment, do we also grant them the power to punish? 'NEXUS' joins moral certitude and authentic implications with B-movie thrills and provokes this compelling debate we need to have.