A FRAMEWORK FOR ADDRESSING ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE ENGINEERING OF AUTOMATED VEHICLES (AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES). (May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Millar, J.; Paz, D.; Thornton, S. M.; Parisi, C.; Gerdes, J. C.
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference. Volume 1(2020)
• Page Start: 1485
• Page End: 1494
• Publication Date: 2020-05
• Subjects: ethics -- participatory design -- artificial intelligence (AI) -- value sensitive design -- autonomous vehicle; Engineering design -- Congresses; Industrial design -- Congresses; 620.0042
• DOI: 10.1017/dsd.2020.78
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2633-7762

Abstract

Abstract: Policymakers have attempted to preemptively address the concern of ethical issues with the regulation of automated vehicles. Unfortunately, both policymakers and designers of these technologies struggle to articulate ethical issues and their resolution. We propose a framework that engineers and designers of automated technologies can apply that allows them to identify and resolve ethical tensions within the design task. We demonstrate the practicability of the framework to the engineering design process through a human-subject study where engineers applied the framework in a workshop.