Chinese Ethical and Legal Perspectives on Automated Vehicles

Chunyan Ding, Professor of Law at City University of Hong Kong, specializes in tort law, health law, privacy and data protection, and comparative civil law. She has authored “Medical Negligence Law in Transitional China” (2012) and has contributed over fifty journal articles and book chapters in her areas of expertise.Ruiping Fan, Chair Professor of Philosophy at City University of Hong Kong, specialises in bioethics and comparative philosophy, focusing on Confucian cultural resources. With 190+ published articles and chapters, he authored “Reconstructionist Confucianism”, “Contemporary Confucian Bioethics”, “Contemporary Medicine and Confucian Thought” and (co-)edited 12 volumes in his research fields.

• Part One:  Introduction.-  1. Exploring Chinese Ethical and Legal Perspectives on Automated Vehicles.- Part Two:  Chinese Ethical Accounts.- 2. Automated Vehicles, Human-Machine Relation, and Ethics: A Daoist View.- 3. Algorithmic Morality and Moral Decision Making for Automated Vehicles: A Confucian Account .- 4. “I must Have a Steering Wheel in My Automated Car to Protect My Family”: A Confucian Ethical Reflection on Programming Automated Vehicles.- 5. Automated Vehicles, Privacy Protection, and Ethics: A Comparing Study on Western Theories and Confucianism.- Part Three:  Chinese Legal Accounts.-  6. Navigating the Evolving Risk Landscape of Automated Driving: Regulatory Approaches and Challenges.- 7. Exploring a Suitable Legal Framework of Civil Liability for Automated Vehicle Accidents.- 8 Data Governance Rules in the Context of Connected Vehicles.- Part Four: A Survey Report.- 9. Chinese People’s Preferences for Automated Vehicle Designs: A Survey Findings Report in Hong Kong and Shenzhen.