it’s 2020 and it’s crystal clear that autonomous vehicles are here to stay. autonomous vehicles - or cars that operate without any human intervention -
as driverless cars continue to attract growing interest, john villasenor discusses how products liability law will impact autonomous vehicles, and provides a set of guiding principles for legislation that should—and that should not—be enacted.
researchers are asking people worldwide how they think a robot car should handle life-or-death decisions. should the car sacrifice one passenger if it can save a crowd of pedestrians?
there is growing concern in some quarters that the drones used by the united states and others represent precursors to the further automation of military force through the use of lethal autonomous weapon systems (laws). these weapons, though they do not generally exist today, have already been the subject of multiple discussions at the united nations. do autonomous weapons raise unique ethical questions for warfare, with implications for just war theory? this essay describes and assesses the ongoing debate, focusing on the ethical implications of whether autonomous weapons can operate effectively, whether human accountability and responsibility for autonomous weapon systems are possible, and whether delegating life and death decisions to machines inherently undermines human dignity. the concept of laws is extremely broad and this essay considers laws in three categories: munition, platforms, and operational systems.
self-driving car emissions have the potential to be an “enormous problem”, researchers from the massachusetts institute of technology have warned.
far from setting us free, autonomous vehicles are set to enable new forms of surveillance and oppression.
on march 18, a robot-driven volvo operated by uber hit and killed a pedestrian in arizona.
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may/june 2018 nspe today students debate autonomous vehicles with help from new mexico society debate topic: driverless cars – policy issues round 1: ethics team 1—driverless cars are safer than cars with drivers. team 2—driverless cars are more dangerous than cars with drivers. round 2: economics team 1—driverless cars are cheaper and more efficient than driven cars. team
while autonomous cars aims to make roads safer, the opinions and data surrounding self-driving cars are mixed. hurt in ohio? call knr.
for all the debate and hope over new transit plans and the potential for light rail to move austin residents around quickly and efficiently, the city’s growing traffic and transportation problems come down to simple math. that was the point…
unmasking autonomous vehicle lies: a call for nuanced debate as waymo paves the way responsibly.
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how would people distribute risks of autonomous vehicles (avs) in everyday road traffic? the rich literature on the ethics of autonomous vehicles (avs) revolves around moral judgments in unavoidable collision scenarios. we argue for extending the debate to driving behaviors in everyday road traffic where ubiquitous ethical questions arise due to the permanent redistribution of risk among road users. this distribution of risks raises ethically relevant questions that cannot be evaded by simple heuristics such as “hitting the brakes.” using an interactive, graphical representation of different traffic situations, we measured participants’ preferences on driving maneuvers of avs in a representative survey in germany. our participants’ preferences deviated significantly from mere collision avoidance. interestingly, our participants were willing to take risks themselves for the benefit of other road users, suggesting that the social dilemma of avs may be mitigated in risky environments. our research might build a bridge between engineers and philosophers to discuss the ethics of avs more constructively.
we examine the pros and cons of self-driving cars to understand if they can represent a solution to the global transition to net zero.
a new battle is brewing in san francisco between driverless cars and the city’s fire chief.
safety was the top concern for at monday's california public utilities commission meeting, bringing autonomous vehicle companies waymo and cruise face to face with first responders who've raised concerns about the vehicles.
following the crash between an autonomous car and a pedestrian on march 18, california’s lawmakers are reconsidering relevant legislation, and the debate over the use of self-driving cars continues to grow.
the market for fully autonomous vehicles is experiencing rapid growth. the global market size of self-driving cars and trucks is expected to grow from 670,000 units in 2020 to 4.223...
majorities of americans say they’re very or somewhat worried about driverless cars (76%), that they would feel very or somewhat unsafe as a passenger in a driverless car (68%), and that they strongly or somewhat oppose allowing self-driving taxis to operate in their town (56%).
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nj legislature is currently debating whether self-driving vehicles should be allowed on state roadways and if so, what safeguards that should be in place.
self-driving vehicles (sdvs) offer great potential to improve efficiency on roads, reduce traffic accidents, increase productivity, and minimise our environmental impact in the process. however, they have also seen resistance from different groups claiming that they are unsafe, pose a risk of being hacked, will threaten jobs, and increase environmental pollution from increased driving as a result of their convenience. in order to reap the benefits of sdvs, while avoiding some of the many pitfalls, it is important to effectively determine what challenges we will face in the future and what steps need to be taken now to avoid them. the approach taken in this paper is the construction of a likely future (the year 2025), through the process of a policy scenario methodology, if we continue certain trajectories over the coming years. the purpose of this is to articulate issues we currently face and the construction of a foresight analysis of how these may develop in the next 6 years. it will highlight many of the key facilitators and inhibitors behind this change and the societal impacts caused as a result. this paper will synthesise the wide range of ethical, legal, social and economic impacts that may result from sdv use and implementation by 2025, such as issues of autonomy, privacy, liability, security, data protection, and safety. it will conclude with providing steps that we need to take to avoid these pitfalls, while ensuring we reap the benefits that sdvs bring.
with the potential to save nearly 30 000 lives per year in the united states, autonomous vehicles portend the most significant advance in auto safety history by shifting the focus from minimization of postcrash injury to collision prevention.i ...
utilitarianism is an ethical theory that evaluates actions based on their ability to produce the greatest overall happiness or well-being…
after rapidly expanding its self-driving car program, things took a disastrous turn for cruise when one of its robotaxis struck a pedestrian.
the fatal crash of a tesla believed to be on autopilot reignited the debate over how the government should regulate autonomous vehicles.
in 5, 10 or 20 years… many predict the more or less rapid but inevitable arrival of driverless vehicles in our lives. but, be it in the city or in the countryside, on the road or in the air, what are citizens’ expectations as regards their spread in france? given that mobility is at the heart of our lives and changes in our transportation system may be afoot, the question must be raised. at the initiative of missions publiques, the mobile lives forum and a dozen other partners have come together to hold citizen debates, which took place in five different locations in france on january 2018. we see it as an opportunity to do things differently: to find out what people actually want before introducing a new transportation system!
for the driverless car revolution to be a success, it requires us all to give up our right to drive
over the last few years, a large emphasis has been devoted to autonomous vehicles (avs), as vehicle automation promises a large number of benefits such as: improving mobility and minimization of energy and emissions. additionally, avs represent a major ...
autonomous vehicles may encourage the dangerous dreams of planners, worsen social ills, and threaten the american character.
safety is central to the case for automated vehicles. companies will need to cooperate more with each other and with government to develop safety testing standards and regulation.
if you have any questions regarding autonomous vehicle subrogation, please contact gary wickert at gwickert@mwl-law.com.
a recap of the 2022 annual cieca conference, featuring car adas solutions ceo greg peeters and news on evs, adas calibrations, and drps.
should cars determine if you live or die?
companies such as tesla, google’s waymo, and ford say their self-driving cars will be safer than regular ones. but we have to agree as a society on what exactly that means.
abstract autonomous vehicles—on the road, in the air, or over the water—are expected to disrupt business processes, operating costs, and economic models. logistics and supply chain operations will be deeply affected, as will the relationship between service providers and customers. if autonomous vehicles are to come into wide use, an array of complementary services and […]
abstract. the investment and excitement surrounding self-driving vehicles are huge. we know from earlier transport innovations that technological transitio