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  <title><![CDATA[Borenstein Delivers Presentation on Self-Driving Cars and Ethics]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Jason Borenstein, Director of Graduate Research Ethics Programs&nbsp;and Associate Director of the Center for Ethics and Technology, co-presented with Dr. Keith Miller, a computer scientist at the&nbsp;University of Missouri - St. Louis, a talk entitled &quot;Self-Driving Cars: An Examination of Ethical Issues at the Micro and Macro Scale&quot; at the annual meeting of the National Society of Professional Engineers. The presentation took place on July 21 at the Marriott Marquis in Downtown Atlanta.&nbsp;&nbsp;The overarching focus of the presentation was on the&nbsp;ethical responsibilities engineers have related to the design and use of a self-driving car.&nbsp;&nbsp;Dr. Borenstein discussed a variety of timely and important ethical issues including the Trolley problem and how drivers might interact with the technology.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>For further information on Dr. Borenstein and his presentation, see <a href="https://www.nspe.org/resources/pe-conference/conference-glance/self-driving-cars-examination-ethical-issues-the-micro-and">here</a>.</p>
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