Posted on 03/21/2018 5:24:49 PM PDT by COBOL2Java
The Uber back up driver was looking down not observing traffic or pedestrians
I totally agree. I fail to see how and why so many here are wadoing their panties up over autonomous cars. The technology will soon be complete. These cars will never get tired, angry, distracted, drunk or have any of the human frailties.
Having said that, I do concur that it will be a real concern having the state decide if and when and where you can go in an autonomous car.
What is that thing?
He was along for the ride
I know he is a convicted felon. Is he an illegal too?
But a human driver would have seen her in the meridian and slowed their speed instead of driving like nothing is out there
Fat, stupid slobs too lazy to drive their own cars. That’s “progress.”
Welcome to the New Frontier - spit.
It’s a Volvo XC90. I don’t think it’s electric or hybrid.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_XC90#Engines
The pedestrian was clearly visible about 60-70 feet prior to point of impact.
And I sure hope Uber or someone else didn’t manipulate or darken portions of this video. It almost appears that way. I’ll have to take a closer look.
Because I’m not interested in having my mobility limited by some gavkable piece of crap
No. No they aren’t. Just like merging with computers so we can live forever isn’t the future
But a human driver would have seen her in the meridian and slowed their speed instead of driving like nothing is out there
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That’s possible, but under AZ law she’s at fault because she was outside a crosswalk.
Good grief. No way I’d get into a car with that thing.
Still. It a reason to have driverless cars
To say I’m speechless would be a vast understatement.
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60 to 70 feet? Not according to the video at the link. And even if what you say is true, do the math. A vehicle traveling at 40mph can travel 60 to 70 feet in less than a second.
That woman with a bicycle would have been dead regardless if there was an expert driver at the wheel.
Two people simultaneously not paying attention converging in the same vector. The rest is history. Many states are different with driver and pedestrian laws but taking the “driverless car” out of it, both the “driver” and the crosser were both wrong by distracted driving and jay walking or similar offense.
I was wondering where they got the space alien in the car.
This is the first report I’ve seen saying anything beyond that a “safety driver” was present in the car.
+1^?
Looks like Ms. Triplechin was looking down at something like maybe her cell or a tv.
If I saw this correctly, the cyclist was already in the first lane and was walking into the second lane when the wreck happened. If so, that’s even worse for the designers because the car did not see the cyclist in the neighboring lane as it approached.
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