20 Recommendations

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6Ethics of Connected and Automated Vehicles

20 RECOMMENDATIONS

Ensure that CAVs reduce physical

harm to persons.

To prove that CAVs achieve the anticipated road safety improvements, it

will be vital to establish an objective baseline and coherent metrics of road

safety that enable a fair assessment of CAVs’ performance relative to non-

CAVs and thereby publicly demonstrate CAVs’ societal benef‌it. This should be

accompanied by new methods for continuously monitoring CAV safety and for

improving their safety performance where possible.

Prevent unsafe use by inherently

safe design.

In line with the idea of a human-centric AI, the user perspective should be

put centre-stage in the design of CAVs. It is vital that the design of interfaces

and user experiences in CAVs takes account of known patterns of use by CAV

users, including deliberate or inadvertent misuse, as well as tendencies toward

inattention, fatigue and cognitive over/under-load.

Def‌ine clear standards for

responsible open road testing.

In line with the principles of non-malef‌icence, dignity and justice, the life of road

users should not be put in danger in the process of experimenting with new

technologies. New facilities and stepwise testing methods should be devised

to promote innovation without putting road users’ safety at risk.

Consider revision of traf‌f‌ic rules to

promote safety of CAVs and investigate

exceptions to non-compliance with

existing rules by CAVs.

Traf‌f‌ic rules are a means to road safety, not an end in themselves. Accordingly,

the introduction of CAVs requires a careful consideration of the circumstances

under which: (a) traf‌f‌ic rules should be changed; (b) CAVs should be allowed

to not comply with a traf‌f‌ic rule; or (c) CAVs should hand over control so that

a human can make the decision to not comply with a traf‌f‌ic rule.

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