Liability Issue in Autonomous Cars’ Accidents
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Gonzalez-Padron, T. (2015). Business ethics and social responsibility for managers. Zovio.
As the world continues to become more global because of technological advances, risks will increase. Choose one of the global risk areas: economic, environmental, geopolitical, societal, or technological. Then choose a specific issue related to the global risk area.
In this discussion forum,
Describe the ethical issue.
Evaluate how the risk could best be mitigated.
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Liability Issue in Autonomous Cars’ Accidents
Autonomous or self-driving cars cause technological risks despite the associated technological advances. They can cause various issues, including safety, legal, ethical, unemployment, public acceptance, and regulation. This paper highlights the liability or responsibility issue following the accidents associated with autonomous vehicles.
Autonomous cars could cause accidents, raising the ethical issue of the person being held liable or responsible for the accident. Padron (2015) outlined a scenario where a self-driving car encounters two oncoming vehicles, and its computer program must decide to swerve or stop to save the passengers and prevent a fatal accident. An ethical issue occurs as the law determines the responsible person for the autonomous car's accident; the driver or the manufacturer. For instance, an ethical dilemma occurs when evaluating the person at fault when the autonomous vehicle's computer programs advise the driver to control the...