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The Social and Legal Impact of Autonomous Vehicles
A Future without Human Driving
9781800376779 Edward Elgar Publishing
This book explores the legal and societal implications of autonomous vehicles (AVs), drawing on historical examples of disruptive technologies and the complex process of their adoption. Employing broad interdisciplinary perspectives, Guy Seidman and Aviv Gaon imagine how the socio-cultural perception of AVs might develop and how they could fit into the urban landscape.
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This book explores the legal and societal implications of autonomous vehicles (AVs), drawing on historical examples of disruptive technologies and the complex process of their adoption. Employing broad interdisciplinary perspectives, Guy Seidman and Aviv Gaon imagine how the socio-cultural perception of AVs might develop and how they could fit into the urban landscape.
Seidman and Gaon argue that AVs, despite their limitations, offer a significant improvement over the current state of human driving. They examine how the high costs of human-driven cars, including inefficiencies, pollution, and loss of life, justify the continued pursuit of self-driving cars. Chapters also cover other important topics such as social norms, social isolation, and traffic law. While the future of AVs is uncertain, understanding the socio-legal context can prepare society for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
The Social and Legal Impact of Autonomous Vehicles is a thought-provoking read for researchers and students in the fields of law and society, law and technology, legal theory, transport geography, mobilities, and administrative and public law.
Seidman and Gaon argue that AVs, despite their limitations, offer a significant improvement over the current state of human driving. They examine how the high costs of human-driven cars, including inefficiencies, pollution, and loss of life, justify the continued pursuit of self-driving cars. Chapters also cover other important topics such as social norms, social isolation, and traffic law. While the future of AVs is uncertain, understanding the socio-legal context can prepare society for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
The Social and Legal Impact of Autonomous Vehicles is a thought-provoking read for researchers and students in the fields of law and society, law and technology, legal theory, transport geography, mobilities, and administrative and public law.
Critical Acclaim
‘Autonomous vehicles are here and artificial intelligence is racing ahead. Yet our public conversations and policy on self-driving cars are thin and pervaded with fear and irrationalities. The Social and Legal Impact of Autonomous Vehicles is a thought-provoking, smart, and rich inquiry that provides an informed framework and fascinating vision of how transportation, as well as cities, jobs, and societies will inevitably transform. Through engaging insights and forward-thinking perspectives, it offers a balanced and optimistic outlook on how we can adapt to a future where innovation and human values coexist on a safer, more efficient road.’
– Orly Lobel, University of San Diego, USA
‘The potential benefits of autonomous driving ensure that AVs will become increasingly prevalent on our streets. But the schedule for this transformation, and who will most benefit, will be determined by a complex interaction between technological, legal and societal factors. In this comprehensive volume, Seidman and Gaon skillfully bring together these threads to provide a thoughtful and entertaining overview of the core issues involved, and especially how risks can be mitigated. Recommended reading for anyone interested in the future of mobility!’
– James Elder, York University, Canada
‘Metropolitan regions around the world have been transformed over the past century by revolutions in transportation—from streetcar suburbs to modern sprawl—and we stand on the brink of an equally consequential transformation: autonomous vehicles (AVs). At this critical juncture, Guy Seidman and Aviv Gaon have provided an extremely timely guide to the social, economic, and regulatory consequences of a technological disruption unfolding on the streets of cities at this very moment. Essential reading for regulators, urbanists, and anyone else staring in curiosity at all those cars bristling with sensors on top roll by.’
– Nestor M. Davidson, Fordham University, USA
‘The book provides a comprehensive and thought-provoking analysis of the challenges and opportunities presented by autonomous vehicles. It serves as a valuable resource for policymakers, engineers, legal professionals, and anyone interested in understanding the future of transportation. The book paves the way for the important discussion about the impact of emerging technology on our society and our laws.’
– Giuseppina D’Agostino, York University, Canada
– Orly Lobel, University of San Diego, USA
‘The potential benefits of autonomous driving ensure that AVs will become increasingly prevalent on our streets. But the schedule for this transformation, and who will most benefit, will be determined by a complex interaction between technological, legal and societal factors. In this comprehensive volume, Seidman and Gaon skillfully bring together these threads to provide a thoughtful and entertaining overview of the core issues involved, and especially how risks can be mitigated. Recommended reading for anyone interested in the future of mobility!’
– James Elder, York University, Canada
‘Metropolitan regions around the world have been transformed over the past century by revolutions in transportation—from streetcar suburbs to modern sprawl—and we stand on the brink of an equally consequential transformation: autonomous vehicles (AVs). At this critical juncture, Guy Seidman and Aviv Gaon have provided an extremely timely guide to the social, economic, and regulatory consequences of a technological disruption unfolding on the streets of cities at this very moment. Essential reading for regulators, urbanists, and anyone else staring in curiosity at all those cars bristling with sensors on top roll by.’
– Nestor M. Davidson, Fordham University, USA
‘The book provides a comprehensive and thought-provoking analysis of the challenges and opportunities presented by autonomous vehicles. It serves as a valuable resource for policymakers, engineers, legal professionals, and anyone interested in understanding the future of transportation. The book paves the way for the important discussion about the impact of emerging technology on our society and our laws.’
– Giuseppina D’Agostino, York University, Canada
Contents
Contents
Foreword 1
Foreword 2
Preface
Introduction: What lies ahead
PART I THE CAR
1 Are we there yet?
2 The pros and cons
3 Humans and technology
4 The optimist, the pessimist, and the engineer
PART II THE ECONOMICS
5 Money talks
6 Filling in the blanks: Talk about dismantling parking (and roads)
7 The free road
PART III THE LAW
8 Where the regulation goes
9 Traffic, law, AVs
10 What is traffic law?
11 Life after traffic law
PART IV THE SOCIETY
12 Alone we drive
13 Together we (imperfect humans) drive
14 The social isolation conundrum
Conclusion: Are we the last generation of drivers?
Foreword 1
Foreword 2
Preface
Introduction: What lies ahead
PART I THE CAR
1 Are we there yet?
2 The pros and cons
3 Humans and technology
4 The optimist, the pessimist, and the engineer
PART II THE ECONOMICS
5 Money talks
6 Filling in the blanks: Talk about dismantling parking (and roads)
7 The free road
PART III THE LAW
8 Where the regulation goes
9 Traffic, law, AVs
10 What is traffic law?
11 Life after traffic law
PART IV THE SOCIETY
12 Alone we drive
13 Together we (imperfect humans) drive
14 The social isolation conundrum
Conclusion: Are we the last generation of drivers?
