RE: Self driving Uber vehicle kills pedestrian
March 24, 2018 at 7:06 pm
(This post was last modified: March 24, 2018 at 7:09 pm by johan.)
(March 24, 2018 at 3:56 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: Viewability works both ways. What was up with victim ??
(I'm not blaming victim, just curious what it looked like from her perspective)
Well the video clearly shows the cars headlights were on so there's that. But in this particular case, the answer to that question is absolutely irrelevant. The car was supposed to have been capable of recognizing the impending accident and avoiding it automatically. Figuring out why that failed so completely is big deal here.
However if the true visibility was closer to what the subsequent youtube clips show, then there is likely a valid criminal negligence or homicide case to be built against the driver. And if so, that should absolutely happen. Make an example.
But again in the grand scheme, the bigger issue is figuring out why the technology failed so completely in this case. Hopefully this death, and the others that will inevitably follow won't have too much of a negative impact further development.
