Autonomous Vehicle Ethical Decision Framework
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99bd8793
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#AutonomousVehicleEthicalDecisionFramework
Definition
A structured framework or methodology for analyzing the ethical trade-offs embedded in autonomous vehicle software decision logic, particularly regarding how the vehicle's system should prioritize outcomes in unavoidable crash scenarios involving competing harms to passengers versus third parties
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Definition
A structured framework or methodology for analyzing the ethical trade-offs embedded in autonomous vehicle software decision logic, particularly regarding how the vehicle's system should prioritize outcomes in unavoidable crash scenarios involving competing harms to passengers versus third parties
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does the vehicle's system choose the outcome that will likely result in the greatest potential for safety for the vehicle's passengers or does the vehicle's software system instead choose an option in which the least amount of potential harm is done to any of those involved in an accident
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Ontology
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Content Hash
99bd87935b651f90...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
165
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-02-27T23:22:34.682925+00:00
First Discovered In Case
165
Generated
2026-02-27T23:22:34.682925+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 165 Extraction