A self-driving Uber car has hit and killed a woman in the first known autonomous vehicle death

[the cac mamba]

yall think ubers the future, our cars been autonomous

 

[ogc163]

Folks should not overreact, I hope this does not stifle research into automation.

 

[Geek Nasty]

Why?

Because nobody seemed to pay attention when these automated cars were just denting fenders.

 

[Robert California]

By simple chance it had to happen sooner or later. We'll see how it plays out.


On a similar note:

The machines are getting smarter and already killing humans

 

[Shogun]

i live in tempe, so i see these vehicles every single day. no matter what people tell you about the low odds of an accident, it is still scary. i saw a close call with one of them swerving for no reason; dont know if it was the human or the car that hit the brakes but it stopped just in time to avoid hitting another car. anyway, arizona is probably the most dangerous state for pedestrians and that is due to humans, so i guess the robo-cars are probably still doing better than the people cars.

Difficult to compare until there's the same amount of both on the road.

Seems unavoidable, though. One thing capitalism doesn't do is pump the breaks.

 

[I AM WARHOL]

This is why I don't think autonomous cars/trucks are going to take off as quick as the media thinks. Working out the liability for any accidents is going to be crazy.

Exactly. I feel like people dont realize how much legislation needs to be changed and created for this to blow up.

 

[NZA]

I bet you its the victims fault

well, they claim they have a dashboard camera video that shows she darted in front of the car abruptly

 

[I AM WARHOL]

I feel like robot cars are an all or nothing thing. Either every car on the road is self driving or none are

 

[88m3]

clearly the car/driver/company murdered her, I hope you victim blamers slept well

 

[88m3]

Jalopnik
2 hrs ·
Police in Tempe, Arizona, have released video of a fatal crash involving an Uber-owned self-driving car that fatally struck a woman on Sunday.


JALOPNIK.COM

Video Shows Driver In Autonomous Uber Was Looking Down Moments Before Fatal Crash
Police in Tempe, Arizona, have released video of a fatal crash involving an Uber-owned self-driving car that fatally struck a woman on Sunday.

 

[Json]

So the backup was distracted?

 

[NZA]

distracted or not, i couldnt see that woman until she was too close to stop. she took a gamble and lost. these roads do need more lighting. tempe has a serious jaywalking problem, especially around the poor sections near broadway. brehs just acting like their asses have bumpers on them

the robot is about as bad as a human at driving, at least in this scenario...

 

[koolkeef]

☑ Middle of the night

☑ Basically unlit road

☑ Pedestrian wearing a black jacket and dark blue jeans walking in the middle of the street like she's superman.

I think of myself as an above average driver when it comes to not hitting shyt, but I don't think I could guarantee not hitting her. But at least I would've hit the brakes when I saw her.

One of the biggest selling points of autonomous vehicles is supposed to be safety, but they're not selling me on it. Either the car didn't see the pedestrian, or it did and decided to keep going. Those uber autonomous vehicles have at least 3 types of visual sensors so I have a hard time believing that the software didn't see an obstacle in the road.

All that shyt sitting on the roof and it couldn't make out a 5 ft tall woman and her bike?

 

[Wild self]

automation ain't ever gonna stop. Don't let this unfortunate accident fool you

 

[Wild self]

automation ain't ever gonna stop. Don't let this unfortunate accident fool you