Autonomous Technology and the Ethics of Non-Power

Peace Review ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 256-262
Author(s):  
Ryan Di Corpo
Keyword(s):  
Autonomous Technology

scholarly journals An Autonomous Platform for Near Real-Time Surveillance of Harmful Algae and Their Toxins in Dynamic Coastal Shelf Environments

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 336
Author(s):  
Stephanie K. Moore ◽  
John B. Mickett ◽  
Gregory J. Doucette ◽  
Nicolaus G. Adams ◽  
Christina M. Mikulski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Domoic Acid ◽  
Harmful Algae ◽  
Coastal Trapped Waves ◽  
Resource Managers ◽  
Bloom Formation ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Data Gap ◽  
Autonomous Technology

Efforts to identify in situ the mechanisms underpinning the response of harmful algae to climate change demand frequent observations in dynamic and often difficult to access marine and freshwater environments. Increasingly, resource managers and researchers are looking to fill this data gap using unmanned systems. In this study we integrated the Environmental Sample Processor (ESP) into an autonomous platform to provide near real-time surveillance of harmful algae and the toxin domoic acid on the Washington State continental shelf over a three-year period (2016–2018). The ESP mooring design accommodated the necessary subsystems to sustain ESP operations, supporting deployment durations of up to 7.5 weeks. The combination of ESP observations and a suite of contextual measurements from the ESP mooring and a nearby surface buoy permitted an investigation into toxic Pseudo-nitzschia spp. bloom dynamics. Preliminary findings suggest a connection between bloom formation and nutrient availability that is modulated by wind-forced coastal-trapped waves. In addition, high concentrations of Pseudo-nitzschia spp. and elevated levels of domoic acid observed at the ESP mooring location were not necessarily associated with the advection of water from known bloom initiation sites. Such insights, made possible by this autonomous technology, enable the formulation of testable hypotheses on climate-driven changes in HAB dynamics that can be investigated during future deployments.

Autonomous Technology and Dynamic Obligations: Uncrewed Maritime Vehicles and the Regulation of Maritime Military Surveillance in the Exclusive Economic Zone

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-30
Author(s):  
Simon MCKENZIE
Keyword(s):  
Legal Regime ◽  
Coastal State ◽  
Maritime Surveillance ◽  
Legal Obligations ◽  
Legal Implications ◽  
Exclusive Economic Zones ◽  
Dynamic Quality ◽  
Economic Zones ◽  
Environmental Interests ◽  
Autonomous Technology

Abstract The development of uncrewed maritime vehicles [UMVs] has the potential to increase the scale of military maritime surveillance in the exclusive economic zones of foreign coastal states. This paper considers the legal implications of the expanded use of UMVs for this purpose. It shows how features of the legal regime—namely how its application depends on determining the intent of a vessel's operation (to distinguish marine scientific research from military surveillance), as well the obligation to have due regard—have a “dynamic” quality that will pose a challenge to UMVs operated by autonomous technology. The legal obligations will require equipping UMVs with the capacity to communicate something about their identity, the purpose of their mission, and to be able to have some capacity to be responsive to the economic and environmental interests of the coastal state.

Organizational moderators of the effect of autonomous technology on organizational error prevention

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
pp. 13662
Author(s):  
Peter Micah Madsen ◽  
Robin Dillon-Merrill ◽  
Konstantinos Triantis ◽  
Bart Roets ◽  
Taylan Topcu
Keyword(s):  
Error Prevention ◽  
Autonomous Technology

Modeling the Combined Effect of Powertrain Options and Autonomous Technology on Vehicle Adoption and Utilization by Line-haul Fleets

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Guerrero de la Pena ◽  
Navindran Davendralingam ◽  
Ali K. Raz ◽  
Daniel DeLaurentis ◽  
Gregory Shaver ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Combined Effect ◽  
Autonomous Technology

scholarly journals Shipment sizing for autonomous trucks of road freight

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Miin (Jimmy) Chen ◽  
Yajun Lu
Keyword(s):  
Lead Time ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Cost Information ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Lead Time Reduction ◽  
Road Freight ◽  
Inventory Centralization ◽  
Time Reduction ◽  
Autonomous Technology

PurposeUnprecedented endeavors have been made to take autonomous trucks to the open road. This study aims to provide relevant information on autonomous truck technology and to help logistics managers gain insight into assessing optimal shipment sizes for autonomous trucks.Design/methodology/approachEmpirical data of estimated autonomous truck costs are collected to help revise classic, conceptual models of assessing optimal shipment sizes. Numerical experiments are conducted to illustrate the optimal shipment size when varying the autonomous truck technology cost and transportation lead time reduction.FindingsAutonomous truck technology can cost as much as 70% of the price of a truck. Logistics managers using classic models that disregard the additional cost could underestimate the optimal shipment size for autonomous trucks. This study also predicts the possibility of inventory centralization in the supply chain network.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings are based on information collected from trade articles and academic journals in the domain of logistics management. Other technical or engineering discussions on autonomous trucks are not included in the literature review.Practical implicationsLogistics managers must consider the latest cost information when deciding on shipment sizes of road freight for autonomous trucks. When the economies of scale in autonomous technology prevail, the classic economic order quantity solution might again suffice as a good approximation for optimal shipment size.Originality/valueThis study shows that some models in the literature might no longer be applicable after the introduction of autonomous trucks. We also develop a new cost expression that is a function of the lead time reduction by adopting autonomous trucks.

THE INFLUENCE OF SELF-DRIVING TRANSPORT VEHICLES ON THE FIELD OF LOGISTICS

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (0) ◽  
pp. 107-114
Author(s):  
Adam Wieczorek
Keyword(s):  
Road Transport ◽  
The Road ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Logistics Services ◽  
The One ◽  
The Right ◽  
High Level ◽  
Theoretical Considerations ◽  
Autonomous Technology

The demands for transport are presently at quite high level. There are few transport branches which are used now, but in fact the road transport is the one used most. Transport actions are ought to deliver goods from point A to point B, and thus they influence the goals of logistics referred as 5R. Providing the right resource, in right place, on the right time, in right cost and in right quality, depend mostly on transport services. Using of the autonomous technology in transport allow to achieve better results in the field of logistics services. The purpose of this article was to present the benefits of autonomous transport and its influence on the logistics. Theoretical considerations were summarized with conclusions, which may become during the deliberation about the usage of autonomous transport vehicles.

Autonomous Intelligent Systems as Creative Agents under the EU framework for Intellectual Property

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 310-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madeleine de Cock Buning
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Intelligent Systems ◽  
Sudden Increase ◽  
Human Intervention ◽  
Learning Abilities ◽  
Recent Advancement ◽  
Human Capacity ◽  
Autonomous Technology ◽  
The Eu

Recent advancement in technology in the domain of Autonomous Intelligent Systems (AIS) shall eventually lead to autonomous technology that can perceive, learn, decide and create without any human intervention. Already now there are robots that create better versions of robots and computer programmes that produce other computer programmes. Although the ability to create is a quality that has traditionally been considered a human capacity, the sudden increase in the level of complexity of such systems as well as their learning abilities, shall ultimately render human intervention in the process of creation redundant. This makes the need to address creative agents and the challenges they bring ever more evident. This contribution assesses the output of AIS as Creative Agents and its relation to the EU framework for Intellectual Property.

Autonomous Technology: Technics-out-of-Control as a Theme in Political Thought

1978 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley R. Carpenter ◽  
Langdon Winner
Keyword(s):  
Political Thought ◽  
Autonomous Technology
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