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Uber is stopping self-driving car tests in all cities after pedestrian killed
CNBC ^ | March 19, 2018 | Anita Balakrishnan

Posted on 03/19/2018 10:20:30 AM PDT by Reno89519

Uber is temporarily halting self-driving car tests in all locations after a deadly accident.

Programs in San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Phoenix and Toronto will be paused after a woman was hit and killed overnight by an Uber self-driving car when walking across the street in Tempe, Arizona. It is likely the first pedestrian fatality caused by a self-driving car.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: arizona; selfdrivingcars; skynet; skynetvictim; tempe; uber
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To: Osage Orange

They will be so safe that you can stand on the roof.


141 posted on 03/19/2018 11:59:59 AM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
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To: EVO X

I suspect alcohol too. I’m glad they are reviewing it.

The technology will be improved. But can you ever prevent an accident by machine or human when someone at night runs or walks out in front of you?

The machines could drive 5 miles an hour at night with infrared detectors deployed. But who wants that?


142 posted on 03/19/2018 12:01:49 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Reno89519
"Yeah, hadn’t thought about putting a loved-one in car and sending them off to who knows where. No one to protect them, car quits, gets hacked, runs over someone, or takes a wrong turn into a bad neighborhood."

That's why it's important to arm Grandma with an AR15 before putting her in the self driving car. Grandma will clean up the bad neighborhood for us, and we'll all sleep better at night.

143 posted on 03/19/2018 12:04:37 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: DannyTN

Um,cars and computers are human inventions. How is combining the two into one machine make it less prone to error than are the humans behind it?


144 posted on 03/19/2018 12:09:25 PM PDT by liberalism is suicide
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To: Jonty30

Car surfing....brings back memories.


145 posted on 03/19/2018 12:12:33 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)
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To: DannyTN

We need more details. It doesn’t look good in my opinion. Something failed and the backup plan failed also..


146 posted on 03/19/2018 12:17:23 PM PDT by EVO X
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To: liberalism is suicide
"Um,cars and computers are human inventions. How is combining the two into one machine make it less prone to error than are the humans behind it?"

Machines are human inventions and human error can certainly occur in the design, and building of the machine. But once the machine is tested and most flaws identified and removed, the machine is capable of performing the exact same acts repetitively without error.

Everytime a human drives there is a potential for multiple human errors. Everything from driver distraction, road rage, visual perception failure, medical emergency, or simply error in judgement.

When a machine drives you have those same potentials, but they are far less likely. Machines don't get distracted easily, and they don't suffer road rage. They can suffer from a perception error, a sensor or mechanical failure, or a failure in logic embedded in the program. But those sort of errors can be managed with testing and redundant systems.

147 posted on 03/19/2018 12:21:00 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: dfwgator

Watched a bit... pretty darned funny! Will finish it later.

Thanks!


148 posted on 03/19/2018 12:21:22 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine ("Married with children.")
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To: Opinionated Blowhard
My bet is that the car followed the traffic laws and this woman was jay walking or walking against the light.

Then it's obvious it wasn't the car's fault. She should have gotten out of the way and deserved what she got for not following traffic laws. Why should driverless cars wait for little old ladies to finish crossing the street after the don't walk sign comes on or little kids and dogs run out into the street while chasing a ball or exiting a school bus. /s

149 posted on 03/19/2018 12:22:03 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Slyfox

Hastings-cized.


150 posted on 03/19/2018 12:23:43 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Reno89519; All
Uber hit a bicyclist, not a pedestrian! There are picks of smashed up bike next to the Uber.

By the way, did the police seize the videos from the car?

151 posted on 03/19/2018 12:24:47 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Americans Are Dreamers, Too! No to Amnesty, Yes to Catch-and-Deport, and Yes to E-Verify.)
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To: Moonman62

On the basis of it being machine and not sensient.


152 posted on 03/19/2018 12:26:33 PM PDT by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory.)
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To: VanDeKoik
Now that the advocates know the machines can error

Who knew a computer chip could fail? Sure, how may times a day does a computer of iphone freeze up or gets wonky?

153 posted on 03/19/2018 12:27:20 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Reno89519
Yes, if this was a pedestrian, why is there a smashed up bike next to the Uber car. The earlier reports questioned pedestrian vs. bicyclist. I'd say the smashed up bicycle answers that question.

https://www.abc15.com/news/arizona-police-investigating-self-driving-uber-car-involved-in-crash-overnight

154 posted on 03/19/2018 12:29:22 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Americans Are Dreamers, Too! No to Amnesty, Yes to Catch-and-Deport, and Yes to E-Verify.)
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To: DannyTN

You have some interesting points. However, I still have a mistrusting mentality when it comes to cars and computers. I’d rather be no where near a road if these things ever become accepted for travel.


155 posted on 03/19/2018 12:30:48 PM PDT by liberalism is suicide
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To: mylife

GPS once showed I was driving thousands of mph. GPS always shows I’m driving in the river on the way to town and rarely gives accurate routes. Recalculating. Recalculating. Recalculating.


156 posted on 03/19/2018 12:31:08 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: PGR88

De-orbiting Mir space station?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sx5D76nLdk


157 posted on 03/19/2018 12:35:48 PM PDT by Ozark Tom
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To: xzins

What would be the applicable law or legal precedent?


158 posted on 03/19/2018 12:40:11 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: Alberta's Child

WHY the huge push for driver less cars?

So they can get rid of paid drivers for taxis, trucks etc.


159 posted on 03/19/2018 12:40:22 PM PDT by Glenmore
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To: Reno89519

Upes!


160 posted on 03/19/2018 12:43:24 PM PDT by trebb (I stopped picking on the mentally ill hypocrites who pose as conservatives...mostly ;-})
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