Organizers
Nicholas G. Evans, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Pamela Robinson, University of Massachusetts Lowell/Australian National University
Session Description
We bring together internationally recognized and emerging scholars in ethics and policy to present new work in machine ethics and the ethics of autonomous vehicles. The two days of programming will feature dsicsussion and conceptual innovation in the ethics of autonomous vehicles, followed by an open forum to identify emerging issues and develop collaborations for future work.
NEW for 2019: We’ll discuss how trust and uncertainty figure in the ethics of autonomous vehicles, and we’ll consider the effects of autonomous vehicles on society as a whole.
Objectives
Identify emerging ethical challenges in future transport systems
Build networks of researchers to advance solutions to these problems
Engage in a forum to promote the next generation of leadership in the ethical deployment of autonomous vehicles
Agenda – Day One
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Opening Remarks
- Nicholas Evans, Assistant Professor in Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Lowell
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM Modelling the Ethics of Autonomous Vehicles Using Model of Resource and Time-Based Triage (MORTT)
We present work from a collaboration between Gryphon Scientific, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Manhattan College, and CalPoly San Luis Obispo to model traffic interactions concerning autonomous vehicles, using MORTT
- Rocco Casagrande, Principal, Gryphon Scientific
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Coffee Break
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Presentation: How much should an AV know?
- Katherine Evans, Ph.D. Candidate in Philosophy, Sorbonne University, VEDECOM
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Panel: Ethical Algorithms for Autonomous Vehicles
Panelists discuss the challenges we face in designing ethical autonomous vehicles or autonomous vehicles that behave in line with our values.
Panelists:
- Duncan Purves, Assistant Professor in Philosophy, University of Florida
- Damien P. Williams, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Sarah Thornton, Built Robotics
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM Conclusion