The Role of Ethics in the Design and Regulation of Autonomous Vehicles

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Abstract: Recent years have seen the technological capabilities of autonomous vehicles progress in leaps and bounds, but more factors will have to be considered before these vehicles can fully inhabit our streets. This thesis seeks to explore laypeople's thoughts on some of the ethical and legal challenges associated with self driving cars. Data for this thesis was gathered using an online survey distributed in early 2016, which included general opinion questions as well as questions based around a modified version of the famous Trolley Problem thought experiment. This thesis received a Firestone Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Research in spring of 2016.

Type of resource	text
Date created	[ca. September 2015] - June 2016

Author	Harvey, Vienna Westcott

Subject	sts
Subject	science technology and society
Subject	honors thesis
Subject	senior thesis
Subject	honors
Subject	program in sts
Subject	program in science technology and society
Subject	interdisciplinary
Subject	research
Subject	autonomous vehicles
Subject	self driving cars
Subject	driverless cars
Subject	autonomous cars
Subject	ethics
Subject	laws
Subject	technology
Subject	firestone
Subject	firestone medal
Subject	morals
Subject	morality
Subject	legal
Genre	Thesis

Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/jk169yp4624

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Preferred Citation: Harvey, Vienna Westcott and . (). The Role of Ethics in the Design and Regulation of Autonomous Vehicles. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/jk169yp4624

Stanford University, Program in Science, Technology and Society, Honors Theses

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