In the investigation of moral judgments of autonomous vehicles (AVs), the paradigm of the
sacrificial dilemma is a widespread and flexible experimental tool. In this context, the …

The growing interest in the subject of moral judgment in driver and autonomous vehicle
behavior highlights the importance of investigating the suitability of sacrificial dilemmas as …

Self-driving cars have the potential to greatly improve public safety. However, their
introduction onto public roads must overcome both ethical and technical challenges. To …

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 …

By using scenarios based on moral dilemmas, found that when consumers are riding in an
autonomous vehicle (AV), they are more willing to harm a pedestrian than when they …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Artificially intelligent agents are increasingly used for morally-salient decisions of high
societal impact. Yet, the decision-making algorithms of such agents are rarely transparent …