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Authors:
Kirchmair, Lando 
Document type:
Zeitschriftenartikel / Journal Article 
Title:
How to regulate moral dilemmas involving self-driving cars 
Subtitle:
the 2021 German act on autonomous driving, the Trolley Problem and the search for a role model 
Journal:
German Law Journal 
Volume:
24 
Issue:
Year:
2023 
Pages from - to:
1184-1208 
Language:
Englisch 
Keywords:
Article 2 ECHR ; right to life ; human dignity ; moral dilemmas ; trolley problem 
Abstract:
With the promulgation of the Autonomous Driving Act in summer 2021, Germany took the worldwide lead on regulating self-driving cars. This Article discusses the (non-)regulation of moral dilemmas in this act. To this end, it clarifies the role of the so-called trolley problem, which influenced the report of the German Ethics Commission that paved the way for this act in particular and the relationship between philosophical reasoning, empirical studies, and the law in general. By introducing the i...    »
 
ISSN:
2071-8322 
Department:
Fakultät für Staats- und Sozialwissenschaften 
Institute:
SOWI 1 - Institut für Öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht 
Chair:
Kirchmair, Lando 
Open Access yes or no?:
Ja / Yes 
Type of OA license:
CC BY 4.0 Deed 
Miscellaneous:
Die Veröffentlichung wurde finanziell unterstützt durch die Universität der Bundeswehr München (Publish-and-Read-Vertrag).