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Published: 2024-06-30
No. 1(7) (2024)

Aiming for the safe future: ethical and legal problems associated with autonomous vehicles

Damian Szczęch Logo ORCID
Section: Articles
https://doi.org/10.31261/FPK.2024.07.05

Abstract

One of the ways increasing road safety might be the elimination of the human factor, which is the cause of most accidents. However, once in a while we hear about incidents involving autonomous vehicles. The development of technology increases safety, but also creates new risks. The purpose of this article is to point out problems related to the moral and legal evaluation of the consequences of using autonomous vehicles, and to suggest solutions. The assessment is made more difficult by the fact that the concept of autonomy implies some kind of subjectivity. The solution in question involves introducing an “AI contract”, and creating an insurance fund the aim of which would be to cover at least part of caused damage – regardless of the assessment of the degree of liability of manufacturers producing such cars. However, the question remains whether it will be possible to consider the robot as accessory to the damage caused.

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AI , artificial intelligence , autonomous vehicles , “AI contract” , AI ethics

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Szczęch, Damian. 2024. “Aiming for the Safe Future: Ethical and Legal Problems Associated With Autonomous Vehicles”. Forum Polityki Kryminalnej [Forum on Criminal Policy], no. 1(7) (June):1-21. https://doi.org/10.31261/FPK.2024.07.05.

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No. 1(7) (2024)
Published: 2025-08-12

eISSN: 2720-1589
Ikona DOI 10.31261/FPK
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