Ethical Decisions in Software Development : How safe are Self Driving Cars PowerPoint Presentation 2022

Ethical Decisions in Software Development :
How safe are Self Driving Cars
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Table of Content
Introduction
Case Study
Discussion
 Pros and Cons
Summary and Conclusions
References

Introduction
The topic chosen here for the discussion is :
Ethical Decisions in Software Development :
How safe are Self Driving Cars?
The self driving cars can be seen in the near
future as a good mode of transportation.
 Some factors like social, economic,
engineering design and ethical , also need to
be considered.

Case Study
A case study has been considered here.
As per the National Safety Council , around
38,300 persons died and around 4.4 million
got injured because of accidents on the roads
in the U.S. , in the year 2015.
The major reason for the accidents was a
human error.
Therefore, a possible solution to reduce the
number of accidents is the self – driving cars.

Discussion
The software manufacturer is liable to a
great extent as it controls the movements of
the car in various environmental situations.
The car manufacturer needs to ensure that
all the functions work properly in a given
situation.
Adequate testing needs to be done.

Pros and Cons
It can help prevent accidents in future due to
the same mistake committed once.
It will form a chain and will reduce the
number of accidents over a period of time.
Moreover, all the vehicle manufacturers may
not be ready to accept this mandate.

Summary & Conclusions
The Ethical Decisions in Software
Development are very important.
The safety of Self – Driving Cars depends to a
great extent on the decisions.
 As the self driving cars will be seen as the
future mode of transportation, it has to take
into consideration several factors like social,
economic, engineering design and ethical.

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