Introduction This study delves into the ethical dimensions surrounding autonomous vehicles
(AVs), with a specific focus on decision-making algorithms. Termed the “Trolley problem,” an …

Traffic engineers, vehicle manufacturers, technology groups, and government agencies are
anticipating and preparing for the emergence of fully automated vehicles into the American …

The current increase in automobilization leads to a decrease in road safety. Therefore, the
purpose of this research is to analyze and identify the causes that significantly affect the size …

Despite the rapid improvement of autonomous driving technology in recent years,
automotive manufacturers must resolve liability issues to commercialize autonomous …

Ethical decision-making in complex urban driving scenarios remains a challenge,
particularly when human lives are at risk. This paper presents an ethical decision-making …

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 …

Autonomous driving vehicles have some advantages, such as alleviating tasks of drivers
and reducing carbon emissions. With the advancement of intelligent network connection …

The imminent deployment of autonomous vehicles requires algorithms capable of making
moral decisions in relevant traffic situations. Some scholars in the ethics of autonomous …

Accurately identifying the driving threat could greatly improve the driving safety for
autonomous vehicles in the mixed traffic, where the human-driven and driverless, as well as …

Ethical decision-making during inevitable crashes, especially when humans involved, has
become a big and sensitive roadblock for future mass adoption of autonomous vehicles …