2024 Volume 80 Issue 20 Article ID: 24-20039
The development of autonomous vehicles is progressing, and technologies for automatic driving level 3 or higher, in which the program takes the initiative in controlling driving, have emerged. With this development, there has been a debate on the responsibility in the event of an accident. On the other hand, the TROLLEY PROBLEM in autonomous vehicles is attracting attention. The trolley problem is a philosophical question about the choice of life. The debate on the value of justice, what people judge to be right, has not yet been settled. However, the control of autonomous vehicles requires the definition of a program. How can we define the values of justice so that they can be implemented as a program, and what does this mean for the social acceptability of autonomous vehicles? This study classifies the trolley problem into four types: Utilitarianism, Deontology, Altruism, and Principle of double effect, and examines its feasibility in autonomous driving from the viewpoints of technology, ethics, and law.
