I heard there was a “back up” driver in the vehicle. Apparently no “go forward” driver. Heard uber apologized and sent condolences. They better plan on sending a YUGE check before it’s all said and done.
Who couldnt see this disaster coming.
Driverless cars is a stupid millinneal pipe dream.
Killing potential customers is not good for business. This does however give them a good slogan. “If you take an Uber, one won’t run over you.”
Terrorists are probably salivating over the possibilities.
Do driverless cars have constitutional rights? Can they be jailed without due process? Science fiction stuff, now becoming reality.
In the car’s defense, it couldn’t see the pedestrian. /s
wanna bet the human was at fault?
if someone runs illegally into a crowded street.. yep, a computer will hit them too!
http://metro.co.uk/2018/03/19/self-driving-uber-car-hits-kills-cyclist-crossed-road-7400145/
Have they explained the mangled bicycle yet?
I want Boss Hogg’s opinion on this matter. This has to be NRA related somehow.
computers, driverless cars and robots - it is said in a few years we will be completely dependent on them in every segment of our life.. All are computer and electronically operated.
And just how reliable are these computers? Have you ever had computer problems? has it crashed? Has it mysteriously lost important data?
A friend reminded me that the way he judges the computer age is by considering the hurricane computers, some of the best in the world. They are all fed the same data, but look at all the suggested hurricane paths resulting. No consist accuracy in that regard.
And on top of that they are easily hacked, manipulated and caused to do things you don’t want them to do. I have not experienced that, but some of you have and certainly we have all read about it,
Only the beginning.
They’ve now guaranteed themselves an embarrassing first in Trivial Pursuit and/or Jeopardy.
Operator of self-driving Uber vehicle that killed pedestrian was felon