Women run over and killed by Self Driving Uber car

What's that self rotating piston on the roof?

 

shitty dashcams don't have nearly the dynamic range a human eye does. You cannot judge what a person can see. The "driver" wasn't even looking at the road. If it is true the car never hit the brakes and was speeding there is some serious culpability on the car.


The cyclist had no lights I can see but the criticism about not at a crosswalk is bogus as there was no crosswalk in 100 feet I can see. So in Texas she wouldn't be jaywalking. Walking a bike as a pedestrian is actually a safer move.

Just changing the speed of the car and if the brakes were hit the cyclist could have lived.

 

this is true... we can't really tell what was actual the lighting environment with just the dashcams video

as far as speeding, I'm guessing that's under human control... I don't think there is a system that limit speed to the posted limit at this time, though it could (there is a danger in that also)

 

I was talking to fighter pilot flyboy cousin yesterday, and he agreed with me, all we are waiting on is an electric engine with enough oooomph and torque to haul proper trailers. We're all in and we're ready, just waiting.

 

I am confused: is that a fat woman or a fat man?

Am I supposed to be confused; isn’t that the point?

 

fat tranny

 

The pedestrian exercised very poor judgment. However, the car's LIDAR should have definitely detected that pedestrian in time for the car to either avoid her or slow down enough to greatly reduce the risk of death. Perhaps it did, and the other sensors/tech responsible for actually applying the brakes or steering out of the way didn't do their job. In any case, there's a clear software and/or hardware engineering defect here. The criticism directed at Uber is warranted.

I think it would have been very difficult for a human driver to avoid that collision.

I'm in favor of self-driving cars and believe that eventually they'll dramatically reduce injuries and fatalities. However, I have concerns about Uber being in that business...given the company's shady track record. It wouldn't surprise me if they cut a few corners safety-wise.

 

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/b...lier-self-driving-uber-defends-tech/33207245/

 

It is cause for concern why the car couldn't see her, but I don't think the car or driver are at fault, despite both of them not working ideally.

 

In what way.