AUTOMOBILES By Zihan Yan

AUTONOMOUS CARS Driverless car, self-driving car, robotic car A vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and navigating without human input.

TECHNIQUES “Feeling” around with radar, lidar, GPS, Odometry and Computer Vision. Update the map based on sensory input. *Control system to plan a path to the desired destination.

“Linrrican Wonder”(radio-controlled) A miniature car, detected by street lights 1980s - Robotic van, a vision – guided (39 miles/h)

“Demo I,II,III”, individual controlled, groups of vehicles Google autonomous car, 140,000 miles. 300,000 ml. 2012, 700,000 ml Project Titan (iCar), Uber with CMU

ETHICS ISSUES Observing traffic laws dutifully?  “Tree Example” Ill-equipped laws of self-driving cars  Is human driving test enough?  An emergency happens?  “everything is permitted unless prohibited.”

ETHICS ISSUES Decision Making  The Trolley Problem  No-win situation Others  Value and duty  Insurance  Abuse & Misuse

Improve control system Expand law system Depend on “Intuition” Develop first, then expand service Regulate ourselves and …. Observing traffic laws Ill-equipped laws Decision making Others Ethics Issues

Technical Problem  Different challenges in different phases  Vary based on context Social Problem  More questions will be raised according to increased trust, well-performed products, expanded service and law system Ethical Problem  Never resolved since first philosopher  Based on law and our value

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