Abstract
Ethical considerations for autonomous vehicles (AVs) go beyond the “trolley problem” to include such aspects as risk/benefit trade-offs, informed consent, risk responsibility and risk mitigation within a system of systems. In this paper we present a methodology for arguing that the behaviour of a given AV meets desired ethical characteristics. We identify some of the ethical imperatives surrounding the introduction of AVs and consider how decisions made during development can impact the ethics of the AV's behaviour.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on System Safety and Cyber Security |
| Subtitle of host publication | IET Conference Publications 733 |
| Place of Publication | London, UK |
| Publisher | Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) |
| Volume | 1 |
| Edition | 12 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-78561-745-4 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-78561-746-1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2017 |
| Event | 12th International Conference on System Safety and Cyber-Security 2017 (SCSS): SCSS 2017 - London, United Kingdom Duration: 31 Oct 2017 → 1 Nov 2017 Conference number: 12 |
Conference
| Conference | 12th International Conference on System Safety and Cyber-Security 2017 (SCSS) |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | London |
| Period | 31/10/17 → 1/11/17 |