Abstract
Drivers sometimes encounter 'Catch-22 Collisions', where they are faced with
n ≥ 2 decision-alternatives, and on each alternative, death or serious harm to at least one person is highly probable. In the near future, we can expect fully-autonomous driverless cars to be on our roads. It is plausible that driverless cars will, on occasion, face Catch-22 Collisions. How should manufacturers programme driverless cars respond to these collisions? And under what conditions are manufacturers blameworthy for harm caused in these collisions? In this paper, I articulate these two questions, and provide a partial answer to the second question.
n ≥ 2 decision-alternatives, and on each alternative, death or serious harm to at least one person is highly probable. In the near future, we can expect fully-autonomous driverless cars to be on our roads. It is plausible that driverless cars will, on occasion, face Catch-22 Collisions. How should manufacturers programme driverless cars respond to these collisions? And under what conditions are manufacturers blameworthy for harm caused in these collisions? In this paper, I articulate these two questions, and provide a partial answer to the second question.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | AISB 2017 |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 16 Feb 2017 |
Keywords
- Driverless cars
- Autonomous vehicles
- Ethics
- Artificial Intelligence