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 Two
1:30-1:45 Opening Remarks
Nicholas Evans, Assistant Professor in Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Lowell
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM Presentation: Object Classification and the Reasonable Belief Standard
- Geoff Keeling, University of Bristol / University of Cambridge Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Coffee Break
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Presentation: An Epistemic Approach to Cultivating Appropriate Trust in Autonomous Vehicles
- Kendra Chilson, University of California Riverside
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Panel: Broader Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles on Society
Panelists discuss the wider effects of autonomous vehicles on society.
Panelists:
- William Bauer, Teaching Assistant Professor in Philosophy, North Carolina State University
- Johannes Himmelreich, Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
- Carole Turley Voulgaris, Assistant Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Design
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM Conclusion