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Introduction: Micro- and Macro-Ethical Considerations for Autonomous Vehicles Introduction: Micro- and Macro-Ethical Considerations for Autonomous Vehicles
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Rawls’s Theory of Justice: A Primer Rawls’s Theory of Justice: A Primer
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Background and Motivation Background and Motivation
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Justice as Fairness and the Utilitarian Alternative Justice as Fairness and the Utilitarian Alternative
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Limitations of Rawls’s Theory Limitations of Rawls’s Theory
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Justice as Fairness and Policy-Guiding Norms for Freight Truck and Taxi Sectors Justice as Fairness and Policy-Guiding Norms for Freight Truck and Taxi Sectors
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Principles, Policy-Guiding Norms, and Regulatory Policies Principles, Policy-Guiding Norms, and Regulatory Policies
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The Effect of AVs on the Economy The Effect of AVs on the Economy
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Effects of AVs on Truck and Taxi Drivers Effects of AVs on Truck and Taxi Drivers
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Potential Policy-Guiding Norms Potential Policy-Guiding Norms
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Concluding Remarks Concluding Remarks
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Acknowledgments Acknowledgments
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Notes Notes
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References References
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18 Autonomous Vehicles and the Basic Structure of Society
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Published:September 2022
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Abstract
The widespread introduction of fully autonomous vehicles (AVs) presents macro-level socioeconomic concerns in addition to micro-level “ethics on the road” dilemmas. This paper concerns the impacts of AVs on our basic socioeconomic structure. Given the advent of self-driving freight trucks and taxis, for instance, millions of drivers could become unemployed very quickly. Citizens and leaders should address these kinds of macro-level social justice issues in advance in order to forestall the worst outcomes. To plausibly address these issues, we explore them using John Rawls’s theory of justice. After explaining the “original position” thought experiment and the principles of justice Rawls espouses, we apply these principles to the question of AVs. Focusing on the cases of truck and taxi drivers, we argue that the principles of justice as fairness support several possible policy-guiding norms that can be used to develop specific regulatory policies and ensure smoother economic transition as AVs are implemented on a broad scale.
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