Automated Vehicles and Transportation Justice
Abstract
Despite numerous ethical examinations of automated vehicles, philosophers have neglected to address how these technologies will affect vulnerable people. To account for this lacuna, researchers must analyze how driverless cars could hinder or help social justice. In addition to thinking through these aspects, scholars must also pay attention to the extensive moral dimensions of automated vehicles, including how they will affect the public, nonhumans, future generations, and culturally significant artifacts. If planners and engineers undertake this task, then they will have to prioritize their efforts to avoid additional harm. The author shows how employing an approach called a "complex moral assessment" can help professionals implement these technologies into existing mobility systems in a just and moral fashion.
Recommended Citation
Epting, S. R. (2019). Automated Vehicles and Transportation Justice. Philosophy and Technology, 32(3), pp. 389-403. Springer Netherlands.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s13347-018-0307-5
Department(s)
Arts, Languages, and Philosophy
Keywords and Phrases
Automated Vehicles; Complex Moral Assessment; Moral Prioritization; Transportation Justice
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
2210-5433; 2210-5441
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2019 Springer Netherlands, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
15 Sep 2019
