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Disarming the Trolley Problem – Why Self-driving Cars do not Need to Choose Whom to Kill
RISE, SP – Sveriges Tekniska Forskningsinstitut.
Volvo Car Corporation, Sweden.
2016 (English)In: CARS 2016 - Critical Automotive applications: Robustness & Safety, 2016Conference paper, Published paper (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Many claim that the “Trolley problem” is hindering the introduction of self-driving cars. Self-driving cars must, as all safety-critical products, be designed such that the probability of morally hard (“trolley”) situations is acceptably low. In this paper we argue that the introduction of self-driving cars can solve this ethical dilemma. In short the solution to the trolley problem is that a self-driving car must be able to estimate its own operational capability for handling surprising situations, and adjust its own tactical behavior accordingly. By limiting the risk for the case of not being able to handle all surprising events in a similar way as for other safety goals today, the remaining risk for the trolley problem can be argued as low as any other acceptable risk of vehicle E/E implemented functionality.

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URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-27935OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-27935DiVA, id: diva2:1067422
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4th International Workshop on Critical Automotive Applications: Robustness & Safety (CARS 2016), September 6, 2016, Göteborg, Sweden
Available from: 2017-01-20 Created: 2017-01-20 Last updated: 2020-12-01Bibliographically approved

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