Managerial ethics and social responsibility – case study 5

Read the Case “The Arrival Of Autonomous Cars—Bright Future Or Looming Threat?”  at the end of Chapter 12 and response to the following:

1. What are the benefits and costs, or advantages and disadvantages, of autonomous driving technology to various corporate stakeholders and society?
2. Are the threats of harm from autonomous vehicles simply an acceptable risk, especially when compared to fatalities caused by human-driven vehicles?
3. What steps could business, government, or individual drivers take to reduce the risk of hacking in autonomous vehicles?
4. Do you think federal or state governments should regulate the emergence of autonomous driving technology, and if so how?
5. If you were the chief technology officer of a company that was developing autonomously driven vehicles, what steps would you take to manage this technology appropriately?