Transportation Planning for Automated Vehicles -- Or Automated Vehicles for Transportation Planning?
Abstract
In recent years, philosophical examinations of automated vehicles have progressed far beyond initial concerns over the ethical decisions that pertain to programming in the event of a crash. In turn, this paper moves in that direction, focusing on the motivations behind efforts to implement driverless vehicles into urban settings. The author argues that the many perceived benefits of these technologies yield a received view of automated vehicles. This position holds that driverless vehicles can solve most if not all urban mobility issues. However, the problem with such an outlook is that it lends itself to transportation planning for automated vehicles, rather than using them as part of planning efforts that could serve urban mobility. Due to this condition, present efforts aimed at improving transportation systems should resist dogmatic thinking. Instead, they should focus on goals that keep topics such a human flourishing, sustainability, and transportation justice firmly in view.
Recommended Citation
Epting, S. R. (2019). Transportation Planning for Automated Vehicles -- Or Automated Vehicles for Transportation Planning?. Essays in Philosophy, 20(2: The Philosophical Dimensions of Urban Transportation) Pacific University Libraries.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.7710/1526-0569.1635
Department(s)
Arts, Languages, and Philosophy
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1526-0569
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
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© 2019 Shane Epting, All rights reserved.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Publication Date
01 Aug 2019
