Abstract
While autonomous vehicles accounted for about 31.4 million vehicles on the road in 2019 (Placek). They have continued to flood the market and have a projected growth to 58 million in just 8 years from now (Placek) As well as a market cap in the billions of dollars. Even the comparatively new AV company Tesla has over 3 times the market cap value of the leading non AV brand Toyota (Market Cap) who are also working toward AVs as well, like their level 2 teammate driver assistance. Following Moore’s Law, as technology continues to improve, their social impact and ethical problems increase (Borenstein et al.) - [7]. 90% of all accidents are caused by human error (Martínez-Díaz and Soriguera); Currently, vehicles in the US caused around 42,915 deaths in 2021 alone (NHTSA). By increasing the use of autonomous vehicles we could save millions of lives over the course of the spread of AVs (Borenstein et al.)-[16]. We find humanity in a “new world” where vehicles will soon be able to make decisions that have a direct effect on who lives or who dies (Awad, Edmond, et al.). However, the goal of AVs is that they will never initiate a dangerous situation and therefore never cause an accident (Martinho et al.) - (Mobileye,n.d).
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Paper
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Artificial Intelligence and Robotics | Automotive Engineering | Business Law, Public Responsibility, and Ethics
DOI
10.25776/w79d-d376
Publication Date
12-9-2022
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A Call For Research: Ethical Dilemmas of Autonomous Vehicle Manufacturers
While autonomous vehicles accounted for about 31.4 million vehicles on the road in 2019 (Placek). They have continued to flood the market and have a projected growth to 58 million in just 8 years from now (Placek) As well as a market cap in the billions of dollars. Even the comparatively new AV company Tesla has over 3 times the market cap value of the leading non AV brand Toyota (Market Cap) who are also working toward AVs as well, like their level 2 teammate driver assistance. Following Moore’s Law, as technology continues to improve, their social impact and ethical problems increase (Borenstein et al.) - [7]. 90% of all accidents are caused by human error (Martínez-Díaz and Soriguera); Currently, vehicles in the US caused around 42,915 deaths in 2021 alone (NHTSA). By increasing the use of autonomous vehicles we could save millions of lives over the course of the spread of AVs (Borenstein et al.)-[16]. We find humanity in a “new world” where vehicles will soon be able to make decisions that have a direct effect on who lives or who dies (Awad, Edmond, et al.). However, the goal of AVs is that they will never initiate a dangerous situation and therefore never cause an accident (Martinho et al.) - (Mobileye,n.d).