On self-driving cars and its (broken?) promises. A case study analysis of the German Act on Autonomous Driving

IF 10.1 1区社会学 Q1 SOCIAL ISSUES

Technology in Society Pub Date : 2024-06-11 DOI:10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102628

Pericle Salvini , Lars Kunze , Marina Jirotka

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Abstract

Automotive companies are investing in automated vehicles, conducting real world testing, and many countries are setting the pre-conditions for being the first to receive the benefits from this technology. In this study, we conducted a content analysis of the German Act on Autonomous Driving (2021) – one of the most advanced regulatory frameworks on driverless vehicles - to evaluate the role of regulation in achieving three socially desirable promises related to driverless cars: reducing road accidents, improving environmental sustainability, and ensuring equal access to road mobility.

The main finding from our analysis of the German legal framework is that there was evidence of the three promises, but no provisions to operationalize them.

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关于自动驾驶汽车及其（违背的？德国自动驾驶法案案例分析

汽车公司正在对自动驾驶汽车进行投资，开展实际测试，许多国家也在为率先从这项技术中获益创造先决条件。在本研究中，我们对德国《自动驾驶法案》（2021 年）--最先进的无人驾驶汽车监管框架之一--进行了内容分析，以评估监管在实现与无人驾驶汽车相关的三项社会理想承诺中的作用：减少道路事故、提高环境可持续性和确保平等获得道路交通。

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Technology in Society Multiple-

CiteScore

17.90

自引率

14.10%

发文量

316

审稿时长

60 days

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