The year is 2025, and nearly 20% of all vehicles on the road are autonomously driven (selfdriving).

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The year is 2025, and nearly 20% of all vehicles on the road are autonomously driven (selfdriving). The government has established strict guidelines for the algorithms that run these vehicles. In the event that there is a choice between saving a few occupants in a vehicle and many pedestrians and occupants in other vehicles, the autonomous vehicles must be programmed to swerve to avoid harm to pedestrians and to the occupants of other vehicles. The justification for the policy is that the public interest is to have the fewest number of people harmed in traffic accidents. You are outraged by this policy. You have been a vociferous critic. This policy violates every principle you hold dear. Your company, Boogalie, employs some of the most talented people in the country. Its young, gifted, scientific, and technical workers are working on society’s most pressing problem—how to prolong life and permit people to increase their productivity as they age. Boogalie just purchased a new fleet of 200 autonomous vehicles to chauffeur its employees from their homes to corporate labs scattered throughout the region and shuttle them between labs as needed. After the vehicles arrive, you have about three days when you can arrange to have them reprogrammed so that they will save the vehicles’ occupants before pedestrians and occupants of other vehicles. What should you do?

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Managing Business Ethics Making Ethical Decisions

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Authors: Alfred A. Marcus, Timothy J. Hargrave

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