Understanding the societal and ethical implications of AI systems such as autonomous vehicles inherently involves many concerns: the nature and capabilities of these technologies, how humans can and should use them, how humans will respond to the presence of AVs in the traffic stream and the AV technology’s impact on socioeconomic structures. Thus, producing new knowledge in this area requires the expertise of multiple disciplines and this collection of AI & Society seeks to serve as a crucial incubator for evidence and ideas pertaining to this domain of AI.
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Ibrahimi, M., Masso, A., Kesselring, S. et al. In the blind spot of AI-based mobility: eye-tracking visual attention to people with reduced mobility in autonomous vehicles and the ethics of inclusive design. AI & Soc (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-026-02939-5
Fu, C., Liu, C. Who should we vent our anger at? The subjectivity of artificial intelligence and the attribution of responsibility. AI & Soc (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-026-02902-4
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