Why Trolley Problems Matter for the Ethics of Automated Vehicles

Geoff Keeling

doi:10.1007/s11948-019-00096-1

Why Trolley Problems Matter for the Ethics of Automated Vehicles

Geoff Keeling^*

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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 to Happen Argument, the Moral Diference Argument, the Impossible Deliberation Argument and the Wrong Question Argument. In making clear where these arguments go wrong, a positive account is developed of how trolley cases can inform the ethics of automated vehicles.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1
Number of pages	15
Journal	Science and Engineering Ethics
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-019-00096-1
Publication status	Published - 4 Mar 2019

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Automated vehicles
Ethics of risk
Trolley problems
Ethics of harm

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