# Legal and ethical implications of applications based on agreement technologies: the case of auction-based road intersections

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.01673 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2402.01673/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 4 of its 61 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 18 Jan 2024.

## Builds on (most cited first, 4 of 4)

- [Semantics derived automatically from language corpora contain human-like biases](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1608.07187/) (2016)
- [European Union regulations on algorithmic decision-making and a "right to explanation"](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1606.08813/) (2016)
- [Governing autonomous vehicles: emerging responses for safety, liability, privacy, cybersecurity, and industry risks](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1807.05720/) (2018)
- [A Market-Inspired Approach for Intersection Management in Urban Road Traffic Networks](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1401.5851/) (2014)

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Streamlining Advanced Taxi Assignment Strategies based on Legal Analysis](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2401.12324/) (2024)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Agreement Technologies refer to a novel paradigm for the construction of distributed intelligent systems, where autonomous software agents negotiate to reach agreements on behalf of their human users. Smart Cities are a key application domain for Agreement Technologies. While several proofs of concept and prototypes exist, such systems are still far from ready for being deployed in the real-world. In this paper we focus on a novel method for managing elements of smart road infrastructures of the future, namely the case of auction-based road intersections. We show that, even though the key technological elements for such methods are already available, there are multiple non-technical issues that need to be tackled before they can be applied in practice. For this purpose, we analyse legal and ethical implications of auction-based road intersections in the context of international regulations and from the standpoint of the Spanish legislation. From this exercise, we extract a set of required modifications, of both technical and legal nature, which need to be addressed so as to pave the way for the potential real-world deployment of such systems in a future that may not be too far away.