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Rethinking Certification for Higher Trust and Ethical Safeguarding of Autonomous Systems

KUŠNIRÁKOVÁ, Daša and Barbora BÜHNOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

Rethinking Certification for Higher Trust and Ethical Safeguarding of Autonomous Systems

Authors

KUŠNIRÁKOVÁ, Daša (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Barbora BÜHNOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Setubal, Portugal, Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering, p. 158-169, 12 pp. 2023

Publisher

Scitepress

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

10201 Computer sciences, information science, bioinformatics

Country of publisher

Portugal

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

electronic version available online

References:

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14330/23:00130402

Organization unit

Faculty of Informatics

ISBN

978-989-758-647-7

ISSN

DOI

UT WoS

001119034200013

Keywords in English

Autonomous Systems; Trust; Certification; Regulation; Ethics

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 7/4/2024 22:50, RNDr. Pavel Šmerk, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

With the increasing complexity of software permeating critical domains such as autonomous driving, new challenges are emerging in the ways the engineering of these systems needs to be rethought. Autonomous driving is expected to continue gradually overtaking all critical driving functions, which is adding to the complexity of the certification of autonomous driving systems. As a response, certification authorities have already started introducing strategies for the certification of autonomous vehicles and their software. But even with these new approaches, the certification procedures are not fully catching up with the dynamism and unpredictability of future autonomous systems, and thus may not necessarily guarantee compliance with all requirements imposed on these systems. In this paper, we identified a number of issues with the proposed certification strategies, which may impact the systems substantially. For instance, we emphasize the lack of adequate reflection on software change s occurring in constantly changing systems, or low support for systems’ cooperation needed for the management of coordinated moves. Other shortcomings concern the narrow focus of the awarded certification by neglecting aspects such as the ethical behaviour of autonomous software systems. The contribution of this paper is threefold. First, we discuss the motivation for the need to modify the current certification processes for autonomous driving systems. Second, we analyze current international standards used in the certification processes towards requirements derived from the requirements laid on dynamic software ecosystems and autonomous systems themselves. Third, we outline a concept for incorporating the missing parts into the certification procedure.

Links

CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000822, interní kód MU
(CEP code: EF16_019/0000822)
Name: Centrum excelence pro kyberkriminalitu, kyberbezpečnost a ochranu kritických informačních infrastruktur (Acronym: C4e)
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, CyberSecurity, CyberCrime and Critical Information Infrastructures Center of Excellence, Priority axis 1: Strengthening capacities for high-quality research
EF16_019/0000822, research and development project
Name: Centrum excelence pro kyberkriminalitu, kyberbezpečnost a ochranu kritických informačních infrastruktur
MUNI/A/1389/2022, interní kód MU
Name: Aplikovaný výzkum na FI: Bezpečnost počítačových systémů, softwarových architektur kritických infrastruktur s forenzními aspekty, zpracování dat pokročilých sensorů a algoritmy plánování v dopravě a logistice
Investor: Masaryk University