How should automated vehicles (AVs) react in emergency circumstances? Most research
projects and scientific literature deal with this question from a moral perspective. In …

Despite numerous ethical examinations of automated vehicles, philosophers have
neglected to address how these technologies will affect vulnerable people. To account for …

In recent years, philosophical examinations of automated vehicles have progressed far
beyond initial concerns over the ethical decisions that pertain to programming in the event of …

Trolley cases are widely considered central to the ethics of autonomous vehicles. We
caution against this by identifying four problems.(1) Trolley cases, given technical limitations …

" A runaway trolley is speeding down a track" So begins what is perhaps the most fecund
thought experiment of the past several decades since its invention by Philippa Foot. Since …

Often when anyone hears about the ethics of autonomous cars the first thing to enter the
conversation is “the Trolley Problem.” The Trolley Problem is a thought experiment where …

This paper argues against the view that trolley cases are of little or no relevance to the ethics
of automated vehicles. Four arguments for this view are outlined and rejected: the Not Going …

Given that the creation and deployment of autonomous vehicles is likely to continue, it is
important to explore the ethical responsibilities of designers, manufacturers, operators, and …

Philosophers and researchers across the academy have addressed numerous ethical
aspects of automated vehicles. Despite these advancements, they have said little about …

The recent progress in the development of autonomous cars has seen ethical questions
come to the forefront. In particular, life and death decisions regarding the behavior of self …