The newest advancements in the automotive industry are coming in the form of artificial intelligence. Having assisted-driving cars can relieve stress from driving and increase traffic safety; however, they may also introduce new moral dilemmas. Patrick Lin, the director of Ethics and Emerging Sciences at California Polytechnic, poses a scenario of assisted-driving cars with an adjustable ethics setting and who would be responsible for the actions of the car. How the responsibility is divided among the involved parties (the manufacturers, drivers, and car) is questioned. Improving technology leads to reevaluation of morality and how humans have defined it. Autonomous cars is one development that may lead to a universal morality.
The responsibility
The responsibility