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Legal, administrative and social problems regarding implementation of level 4 technique for automated driving on the public road from the international viewpoint.

The Symposium will address key issues that must be resolved before Level 4 automated vehicles can be widely integrated into society. Specifically, the topics of discussion will include:
•The criminal liability of car manufacturers (entities or legal persons),
•The liability of programmers of automated driving systems, and
•A broad framework for addressing trolley problem scenarios that may arise during the operation of automated vehicles.

◆Date and Time：　20th of January 2025, pm6-8 (Japan Time)

◆Way of hosting the symposium：　via Zoom

◆Participation fee：　Free

◆Flyer：　See this material

◆Way of application for the symposium　：
Please send an e-mail to IATSS-Secretariat　imaizumi.hidetoshi(at)iatss.or.jp
(Participation application deadline　：　16th of January 2025, pm4 (Japan Time))
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【Schedule】

Opening：18:00～18:05

Item	Presenter
Opening remarks	Prof. Dr. Takeyoshi Imai Professor of criminal law at the Law School of Hosei University. Project leader of the Research Group on autonomous vehicle in the IATSS. (research number 2402C)

Presentation：18:05～19:20

Item	Presenter
Legal and social matters to be resolved before accepting vehicles running in the Level 4 ーFrom the viewpoint of a researcher of German Law	Prof. Dr. Thomas Weigend Emeritus Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law at the University of Cologne.
Legal and social matters to be resolved before accepting vehicles running in the Level 4 ーFrom the viewpoint of a researcher of Swiss Law	Prof. Dr. Sabine Gless Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law at the University of Basel.
Legal and social matters to be resolved before accepting vehicles running in the Level 4 ーFrom the viewpoint of a researcher of Japanese Law	Prof. Dr. Ko Hasegawa　 Emeritus Professor of Legal Philosophy at the Graduate School of Law, Hokkaido University.

Item

Presenter

Legal and social matters to be resolved before accepting vehicles running in the Level 4
ーFrom the viewpoint of a researcher of German Law

Prof. Dr. Thomas Weigend

Emeritus Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law at the University of Cologne.

Legal and social matters to be resolved before accepting vehicles running in the Level 4
ーFrom the viewpoint of a researcher of Swiss Law

Prof. Dr. Sabine Gless

Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law at the University of Basel.　

Legal and social matters to be resolved before accepting vehicles running in the Level 4

ーFrom the viewpoint of a researcher of Japanese Law　

Prof. Dr. Ko Hasegawa　

Emeritus Professor of Legal Philosophy at the Graduate School of Law, Hokkaido University.

Break：19:20～19:30

Panel discussion：19:30～19:55

Item	Speaker
Coodinator	Prof. Dr. Takeyoshi Imai
Panelist	3 presenters

Closing：19:55～20:00

Item	Presenter
Closing remarks	Executive Director. Mr. Nobuyuki Kawai International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences

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