The jobs killer is coming: How driverless trucks could change Australia
1. Introduction
This news article talks about an advanced technological innovation that would
bring a change in Australia. This article is about the introduction and use of
trucks that are automated or driverless. This introduction was expected to
change the society and create a negative impact on the community of
Australia. The release date of this article was May, 2016. This article tried to
convey a message that said that this technological invention would devastate
and harm the community and society in Australia (NewsComAu, 2017). This
invention would lead to the loss of several jobs of the drivers who used to
drive trucks in Australia. They will become jobless. Not only will it affect the
jobs of the drivers but also it will affect the businesses that are running on the
highways and roads where the trucks pass by. The stations that are present
there for providing services, petrol and also food stalls and motels will be
affected. The transport sector has a great influence on the GDP of this
country, Australia. This essay focuses on this article and describes the ethical
implications based on certain classical theories of ethics. This essay points
out whether this technological invention is ethically correct in terms of virtue,
utilitarianism, contract as well as deontology theories of ethics. This essay
gives reasonable explanations for assessing the case under these four
classical ethics theories.
2. Utilitarianism Theory
The Utilitarianism Theory is one of the four classical theories of ethics. This
theory mainly deals with the happiness that is generated in everyone due to
some action or activity. According to this theory, if any activity or policy that
is enacted by society is considered to be correct morally or ethically correct if
that act or policy is responsible for generating the highest level of happiness
among most of the people (Arntzenius, 2014). This article gives a clear idea
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