Aug 5, 2022 · Some also argue that the best way for a self-driving car is to make an impartial decision in case of accidents. They must not discriminate between humans based on age, gender, or other...

Oct 23, 2024 · Self-driving cars face these life-or-death decisions, but the stakes are on the road. Consider a car headed toward pedestrians, including a family with a stroller. Does the AI swerve into...

Jan 4, 2024 · Using state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) software algorithms, they are able to meticulously plan routes and make independent driving decisions in real-time, all thanks to the...

Sep 26, 2024 · Elon Musk and Tesla are at the center of a recent HBS case study that essentially asks: How can machines make complex decisions that prioritize one life over another? Does a self-driving car swerve to avoid a pedestrian if it means the driver or passenger gets injured, and how does that calculus change if the pedestrian is jaywalking or in a ...

Jul 29, 2015 · Researchers are trying to program self-driving cars to make split-second decisions that raise real ethical questions. A philosopher is perhaps the last person you’d expect to have a hand in...

Jan 23, 2023 · Why would it be OK to avoid a bicycle by swerving an automated vehicle out of its lane and into another car that was obeying the law? Why make a decision that harms someone who is not part of the dilemma at hand? Should we presume that the harm might be less than the harm to the bicyclist?

Dec 12, 2020 · This forces the same dilemma of using individuals’ features to determine which individual to kill, making self-driving cars unethical. Who Makes the Decision? The heart of the issue with self-driving cars lies in the programming of the cars themselves.

Nov 1, 2023 · Advantages and disadvantages of applying particular ethical theories to the decision-making of self-driving vehicles are identified. No single theory is sufficient to meet all social, moral/legal, and functional considerations; instead, hybrid approaches are necessary to counteract tradeoffs.

Jul 5, 2017 · Now researchers have demonstrated that smart vehicles are capable of making ethical decisions on the road, just like we do everyday. By studying human behaviour in a series of virtual reality-based trials, the team were able to …

Oct 10, 2024 · Self-driving vehicles (SDVs) will need to make decisions that carry ethical dimensions and are of normative significance. For example, by choosing a specific trajectory, they determine how risks are distributed among traffic participants.