Ethics of Autonomous Vehicles

An exhibit for the I AM AI exhibition.

Configuration

The exhibit can be configured using a config file located at the same level as the index.html file. By default, ./config.json is used. A different config file can be specified via the config query string variable, e.g. index.html?config=myconfig.json.

Possible config options include:

• defaultLanguage (string, default: "en"): Default language to use. Can be overridden by the lang query string.
• languages (array of strings, default: ['de', 'en']): The languages loaded for i18n. Must match .json locale files in ./assets/locales.
• showLanguageSwitcher (boolean, default: true): Whether to show a button for switching languages. If the button is hidden, languages can still be switched using the l key.
• autoAdvance (boolean, default: false): Whether the app should automatically advance whenever stepping forward is the only possible action.
• backgroundImage (string, default ./assets/images/street.png): Sets the path or URL to the background image.

Compilation

This exhibit is built using several compilable languages:

• The HTML pages are built from pug template files.
• The CSS stylesheet is pre-compiled from sass files.
• The JS scripts are trans-compiled from es6 (ES2015) files.

To make any modifications re-compilation is necessary. You should install:

• node and npm
• gulp (install globally)

Afterwards run the following in the command line:

cd src
npm install

After it runs succesfuly you can compile as needed:

• sass (stylesheets)

  gulp styles
  

• scripts (ES6)

  gulp scripts
  

• pug (HTML pages)

  gulp html
  

• all

  gulp build
  

Start a web server at localhost:8080, from where you can use the exhibit:

```
npm run start
```

Third-party asset licensing

• Car crash audio files (modified) downloaded from Audiosoundclips.com
• Cars passing by audio files (modified) from http://audio-stock.com, downloaded from https://freesound.org/
• Language switcher icon downloaded from https://fontawesome.com/v5.10.2/icons/language?style=solid (CC-BY 4.0)