AI in Autonomous Vehicles: Ethical Issues Related to Safety and Responsibility

Abstract

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have improved transportation safety, efficiency, and convenience. However, these benefits raise moral issues, particularly about safety and responsibility. addresses ethical issues raised by AI in self-driving automobiles, such as emergency judgments, accident liability, and social norms. This study examines how moral theories like utilitarianism and deontology may affect how AVs handle life-threatening circumstances like the trolley problem by looking at their AI algorithms. The role of governments, manufacturers, and developers in ensuring ethical AI use and accountability. Data protection, AI bias, and employment loss from AVs are also discussed. Finally, suggest ways to balance morality with new technology in the fast-growing field of self-driving cars.