Ethics remains one of the concerns in aiming for a Level 3-5 autonomy is on moral philosophy. There are issues on the decision system that self-driving cars, particularly decisions which will involve...

Ethics remains one of the concerns in aiming for a Level 3-5 autonomy is on moral philosophy. There are issues on the decision system that self-driving cars, particularly decisions which will involve life.

How would you program the decision system of the self-driving car given this situation? Give a direct decision as to how you would program the system then identify the theory/school of thought which you align your decision with.

The self-driving car runs at 80 km/h. Suddenly it encounters an accident which needs for a quick decision, either to ram a car on a store with a group of people inside it (but will in turn save the driver) or ram on a concrete barrier (which has a high-probability of death for the driver).


NOTE: this is a Computer Science Ethics and our current lessons are from the readings
A Brief Introduction to Morality
Summary on Deontology and Utilitarianism

Contractarianism and Virtue TheoryFile

Extracted text: SYNOPSYS LEVELS OF DRIVING AUTOMATION 1 2 3 4 5 NO DRIVER PARTIAL CONDITIONAL HIGH FULL AUTOMATION ASSISTANCE AUTOMATION AUTOMATION AUTOMATION AUTOMATION The vehicle features a Environmental detection capabilities. The vehicle can perform most driving tasks, but human override is still required. The vehicle performs all driving tasks under specific circumstances. Geofencing is required. Human override is still an option. The vehicle performs all driving tasks under all conditions. Zero human Manual control. The ADAS. The vehicle can human performs all driving tasks (steering, acceleration, braking, etc.). single automated system (e.g. it monitors speed through cruise control). perform steering and acceleration. The human still monitors all tasks and can take control at any time. attention or interaction is required. THE HUMAN MONITORS THE DRIVING ENVIRONMENT THE AUTOMATED SYSTEM MONITORS THE DRIVING ENVIRONMENT