Autonomous Driving Ethics Case Study for Engineering Ethics Education

Abstract

With the development of autonomous driving technology, it is of great practical and educational significance to consider the ethics in the process of its technology realization. On the one hand, compared with foreign countries, engineering ethics education still needs to be actively promoted and innovated in China. On the other hand, carrying out case study of engineering ethics meets the practical needs of training engineering talents. Based on this, this paper adopts a case study strategy centered on the autonomous driving ethics, and transforms the traditional teacher-centered teaching mode into a student-centered teaching mode in the form of role-playing and collaborative discussion. In addition, a curriculum design framework is proposed, which highlights initiative, participation and self-study guidance. Then, a simulation case of autonomous driving with increasingly complex scenarios is designed, guiding students to consider ethical issues in a deeper and more comprehensive way. As a result, the described teaching plan deepens the ethical awareness of engineering students in the project, and improves their ability to analyze and solve multi-dimensional engineering ethical problems.