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http://dx.doi.org/10.12815/kits.2017.16.2.55

Analyzing Traffic Impacts of the Utilitarian Robotic Autonomous Vehicle  

Im, I-Jeong (Dept. of Urban Planning,. Univ. of Hongik)
Kim, Kwan-Yong (The Korea Transport Institute)
Lee, Ja-Young (Dept. of Urban Planning,. Univ. of Hongik)
Hwang, Kee-Yeon (Dept. of Urban Planning,. Univ. of Hongik)
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The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems / v.16, no.2, 2017 , pp. 55-72 More about this Journal
Abstract
Autonomous Vehicles(AV) are considered as an alternative to solve various social problems. Many researches which are related to developing technologies and AV operations have been conducted vastly and on-going. However, there seem to be little studies on various influences of AI algorithm on driving installed in AV. This study aims to examine the impacts of the ethical decisions made by Utilitarianism-based AI in AV when the oncoming car crossed over the central line. It establishes scenarios about situation of encroaching a central line and analyzes traffic impacts of ethical decision made by AV. According to the results of the analyses, as th accident occurs, overall speed of traffic decrease. There is a negative impact on the traffic flow when AV made an Utilitarian-based ethical decision by changing the lane. However, when AV choose to collide head-on, there is a positive effect to relieve traffic flow with an assistance of CACC, equipped.
Keywords
Autonomous Vehicle; Ethical Problem; Utilitarianism; Agent-based Model; NetLogo;
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