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Ethical dilemmas are really important to potential adopters of autonomous vehicles
Ethics and Information Technology ( IF 3.4 ) Pub Date : 2021-07-02 , DOI: 10.1007/s10676-021-09605-y
Tripat Gill 1
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The ethical dilemma (ED) of whether autonomous vehicles (AVs) should protect the passengers or pedestrians when harm is unavoidable has been widely researched and debated. Several behavioral scientists have sought public opinion on this issue, based on the premise that EDs are critical to resolve for AV adoption. However, many scholars and industry participants have downplayed the importance of these edge cases. Policy makers also advocate a focus on higher level ethical principles rather than on a specific solution to EDs. But conspicuously absent from this debate is the view of the consumers or potential adopters, who will be instrumental to the success of AVs. The current research investigated this issue both from a theoretical standpoint and through empirical research. The literature on innovation adoption and risk perception suggests that EDs will be heavily weighted by potential adopters of AVs. Two studies conducted with a broad sample of consumers verified this assertion. The results from these studies showed that people associated EDs with the highest risk and considered EDs as the most important issue to address as compared to the other technical, legal and ethical issues facing AVs. As such, EDs need to be addressed to ensure robustness in the design of AVs and to assure consumers of the safety of this promising technology. Some preliminary evidence is provided about interventions to resolve the social dilemma in EDs and about the ethical preferences of prospective early adopters of AVs.



中文翻译:

道德困境对于自动驾驶汽车的潜在采用者来说非常重要

当伤害不可避免时,自动驾驶汽车 (AV) 是否应该保护乘客或行人的伦理困境 (ED) 已被广泛研究和争论。基于 ED 对于解决 AV 采用至关重要的前提,一些行为科学家已经就这个问题征求了公众意见。然而,许多学者和行业参与者淡化了这些边缘案例的重要性。政策制定者还提倡关注更高层次的道德原则,而不是针对 ED 的具体解决方案。但这场辩论中明显缺席的是消费者或潜在采用者的观点,他们将有助于自动驾驶汽车的成功。目前的研究从理论角度和实证研究两方面对这一问题进行了研究。有关创新采用和风险认知的文献表明,ED 将受到 AV 潜在采用者的严重影响。对广泛的消费者样本进行的两项研究证实了这一说法。这些研究的结果表明,与 AV 面临的其他技术、法律和伦理问题相比,人们将 ED 与最高风险联系起来,并认为 ED 是最重要的问题。因此,需要解决 ED 问题,以确保 AV 设计的稳健性,并向消费者保证这项有前途的技术的安全性。提供了一些关于解决 ED 社会困境的干预措施以及关于 AV 的潜在早期采用者的道德偏好的初步证据。对广泛的消费者样本进行的两项研究证实了这一说法。这些研究的结果表明,与 AV 面临的其他技术、法律和伦理问题相比,人们将 ED 与最高风险联系起来,并认为 ED 是最重要的问题。因此,需要解决 ED 问题,以确保 AV 设计的稳健性,并向消费者保证这项有前途的技术的安全性。提供了一些关于解决 ED 社会困境的干预措施以及关于 AV 的潜在早期采用者的道德偏好的初步证据。对广泛的消费者样本进行的两项研究证实了这一说法。这些研究的结果表明,与 AV 面临的其他技术、法律和伦理问题相比,人们将 ED 与最高风险联系起来,并认为 ED 是最重要的问题。因此,需要解决 ED 问题,以确保 AV 设计的稳健性,并向消费者保证这项有前途的技术的安全性。提供了一些关于解决 ED 社会困境的干预措施以及关于 AV 的潜在早期采用者的道德偏好的初步证据。需要解决 ED 问题,以确保 AV 设计的稳健性,并向消费者保证这项有前途的技术的安全性。提供了一些关于解决 ED 社会困境的干预措施以及关于 AV 的潜在早期采用者的道德偏好的初步证据。需要解决 ED 问题,以确保 AV 设计的稳健性,并向消费者保证这项有前途的技术的安全性。提供了一些关于解决 ED 社会困境的干预措施以及关于 AV 的潜在早期采用者的道德偏好的初步证据。

更新日期:2021-07-04
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