[HTML][HTML] Risk of injury in moral dilemmas with autonomous vehicles

CM De Melo, S Marsella, J Gratch - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021 - frontiersin.org
As autonomous machines, such as automated vehicles (AVs) and robots, become pervasive
in society, they will inevitably face moral dilemmas where they must make decisions that risk …

[HTML][HTML] Human decision-making biases in the moral dilemmas of autonomous vehicles

DA Frank, P Chrysochou, P Mitkidis, D Ariely - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The development of artificial intelligence has led researchers to study the ethical principles
that should guide machine behavior. The challenge in building machine morality based on …

[HTML][HTML] Autonomous vehicles require socio-political acceptance—an empirical and philosophical perspective on the problem of moral decision making

LT Bergmann, L Schlicht, C Meixner, P König… - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Autonomous vehicles, though having enormous potential, face a number of challenges. As a
computer system interacting with society on a large scale and human beings in particular …

[HTML][HTML] Commentary: The social dilemma of autonomous vehicles

R Martin, I Kusev, AJ Cooke, V Baranova… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
An autonomous vehicle (AV) car with 1 passenger (eg, the car owner) inside is traveling
within the speed limit down the road. However, unexpectedly, 10 pedestrians have …

[HTML][HTML] Self-protective and self-sacrificing preferences of pedestrians and passengers in moral dilemmas involving autonomous vehicles

MM Mayer, R Bell, A Buchner - PLoS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Upon the introduction of autonomous vehicles into daily traffic, it becomes increasingly likely
that autonomous vehicles become involved in accident scenarios in which decisions have to …

A moral decision-making study of autonomous vehicles: Expertise predicts a preference for algorithms in dilemmas

A Zhu, S Yang, Y Chen, C Xing - Personality and Individual Differences, 2022 - Elsevier
Research has identified some individual and situational factors that relate to the public's
preference for autonomous vehicles (AVs) in moral dilemmas. The present study shows that …

Moral machines: perception of moral judgment made by machines

E Awad - 2017 - dspace.mit.edu
While technological development of vehicular autonomy has been progressing rapidly, a
parallel discussion has emerged with regard to the moral implications of a future wherein …

[HTML][HTML] The presence of automation enhances deontological considerations in moral judgments

A Schurr, S Moran - Computers in Human Behavior, 2023 - Elsevier
The rapid deployment of semi-autonomous systems (ie, systems requiring human
monitoring such as Uber AVs) poses ethical challenges when these systems face morally …

[HTML][HTML] Programming away human rights and responsibilities?“The moral machine experiment” and the need for a more “humane” AV future

M Kochupillai, C Lütge, F Poszler - NanoEthics, 2020 - Springer
Dilemma situations involving the choice of which human life to save in the case of
unavoidable accidents are expected to arise only rarely in the context of autonomous …

Human decisions in moral dilemmas are largely described by utilitarianism: Virtual car driving study provides guidelines for autonomous driving vehicles

AK Faulhaber, A Dittmer, F Blind, MA Wächter… - … and engineering ethics, 2019 - Springer
Ethical thought experiments such as the trolley dilemma have been investigated extensively
in the past, showing that humans act in utilitarian ways, trying to cause as little overall …