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14 - Inevitable or Not?

Narrative Arguments Regarding Autonomous Vehicles in Singapore

from Part III - Human–Robot Interactions and Legal Narrative

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2024

Sabine Gless
Affiliation:
Universität Basel, Switzerland
Helena Whalen-Bridge
Affiliation:
National University of Singapore
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Summary

In Singapore, residents have expressed concerns about the safety of autonomous vehicles. This chapter considers the case of Singapore, which has supported the development of autonomous vehicles and tested their use. Using research studies and newspaper reports, the chapter examines the rhetorical devices used to frame relevant discussion and identifies the narrative arguments used to reduce fears and justify the presence of vehicles on public streets. The narratives of government and commercial entities complement each other and are frequently upbeat, but they differ in that commercial entities asserted the narrative that autonomous vehicles were inevitable, while government entities did not. The government’s rejection of inevitability supports a different view of law and government, in which government officials decide the degree and pace of AV development. However, Singapore has not adopted a strict regulatory approach, and opted instead for light touch regulation. As a narrative argument, rejection of inevitability does not dictate regulatory approach.

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Human–Robot Interaction in Law and Its Narratives
Legal Blame, Procedure, and Criminal Law
, pp. 311 - 334
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024
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