Hi everyone‚ For my summary I chose an article called ’The Moral Challenges of Driverless Cars’ by Keith Kirkpatrick. I picked this article because my aim is to do my thesis on the ethics of self-driving cars‚ and Kirkpatrick gives a good general introduction to the topic. In doing so‚ he highlights potential issues‚ as well as the likely benefits that drive the development of self-driving cars. I like the topic because it is a practical ethical problem which has real world implications. And given
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inspired many high-tech companies such as Google‚ Ford and Tesla to step up the self-driving vehicle tests successfully. Lavrinc (2012) implies that the driverless vehicles have been allowed to operate legally on roads in three states in United States‚ the law approval is a major step forward the mainstream of our society. The development of driverless cars does not only focus on the realm of theoretical science like physics and mathematics but also involves the significant breakthrough in engineering
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Cars are everywhere that people go. They are used by most people all around the world to get from point a to point b. It is the main form of transportation used in New Zealand and cars are about the change drastically for the better. This essay will be discussing why driverless cars will benefit society. Driverless will benefit society because it will help make roads safer‚ decrease the amount of traffic and will also help save the environment. The first reason to why driverless cars will benefit
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In his article “The Moral Challenges of Driverless Cars” author Keith Kirkpatrick (2015) presents ethical and moral decisions that a driver has to make while driving on the road. Then‚ he combines those challenges with the fact that driverless cars have not been allowed yet. Moreover‚ he believes that the autonomous cars will have better responses during routine driving tasks than a human driver will. Kirkpatrick continues his argument by quoting experts who support his claim. Bryant Walker Smith
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Analysis and response of “Driverless Cars: Safer Perhaps‚ but Professor Warns of Privacy Risks” “Driverless Cars: Safer Perhaps‚ but Professor Warns of Privacy Risks” by Michael McGowan‚ seeks to convince the reader that regulations for driverless cars should be focusing on the information they gather and who can use it. McGowan purposely uses language that can be easily understood by an audience of non-experts‚ while still being professional and sophisticated. He also uses terms like “gold mine”
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kind and technology. In the United States alone‚ as of 2008‚ the national average of vehicles per household is 2.28 ("Auto Spies"). Google‚ however‚ currently attempts to revolutionize the car by making it driverless. These driverless cars generate both positive and negative outcomes on society. The Google car creates equal opportunities for those who cannot drive. Sergey Brin‚ Google’s co-founder‚ states that “Too many people are underserved by the current transport system. They are blind‚ or
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down if the autos that we drive‚ drive themselves. This another thing that is out now days‚ they are beginning to turn out with autos that drive themselves‚ Google as of now has a driverless auto out and about and I’m certain others will go with the same pattern. At the first World’s Fair‚ there was take around a driverless auto that would be accessible to the pubic by the 60s despite the fact that that hasn’t happen we are closer to having this sorts of autos out and about. Autos are currently have
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Driving a car may not seem as dangerous as it is due to it being a daily routine‚ but in truth everyday people risk lives by letting themselves get distracted. On average in the U.S. alone there over 6 million car accidents per year of which over 1060 accidents per day involve a distracted party. The causes of these distracted drivers are caused by anything for the surroundings of the vehicle‚ the components inside‚ and the condemned cell phone usage. Cars and trucks all have their downsides‚ nevertheless
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Self-driving cars would elevate the already serious effects of terrorists. Driverless cars would make it possible for the car to be loaded with explosives and used as a moving bomb or to automatically drive and cause a serious crash because they could be hacked and are not human controlled (Goodman). Safety is always a major concern with cars‚ whether they are driverless or not. Driverless cars would not be efficient because they could do more harm than help. Driverless cars would be a disadvantage
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At present‚ it is undeniably common to see cars or own one car. Nerveless‚ do you see or know driverless cars? According to report‚ Google invited the driverless car and has driven more than “2 million miles” (Halsey para.6) on public roads for testing its vehicles. To the extent‚ driverless cars can bring people plentiful benefits. For instance‚ a blind man‚ Mahan‚ evaluated the driverless car is a “hope of independence” (Halsey para.13) for the disabled. Also‚ it will change “the life prospects
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