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Uncomfortable ethics for autonomous vehicles

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Dr Tripat Gill examines the ethical dilemmas that will face AVs (autonomous vehicles) on the road, and undertook a study which shows that responsibility attribution has an effect on people's decision making.

Self-driving cars, or autonomous vehicles (AVs), are an inevitability on our roads. That’s probably a good thing – most accidents are the result of human error. Ironically, humans will still need to programme the ’thinking’ part of an AV, especially when it’s presented with ethical dilemmas. But how important is this for AV manufacturers? Dr Tripat Gill of Wilfrid Laurier […]

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