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Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona pedestrian, police say
On 24/03/18 09:16, Bod wrote:
On 24/03/2018 00:39, MrCheerful wrote: On 23/03/2018 23:52, JNugent wrote: On 23/03/2018 19:29, wrote: On Friday, March 23, 2018 at 9:43:08 AM UTC, wrote: Probably drunk or on drugs. He looks the type - "trailer trash". That's a bit harsh. And "he" was a she anyway. QUOTE: "The crash appears to be the first time a self-driving car has killed a pedestrian. The Tesla Autopilot crash in 2016 killed that vehicle's driver when it crashed into a truck." https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/310849 FURTHER QUOTE: [Can't think WHY you left it out] Police in Tempe, Ariz., say they're still investigating the incident and have not yet assigned fault. But Tempe's police chief suggested that Uber could be cleared of wrongdoing. "It's very clear it would have been difficult to avoid this collision in any kind of mode (autonomous or human-driven) based on how she came from the shadows right into the roadway," the chief told the San Francisco Chronicle. ENDQUOTE so auto drive cannot see in the dark, fog etc.?? Sounds like the end of self driven cars. No worse than humans. I agree, besides the smoke/dark concerns, there is always the chance of one of the sensors packing up or acting strangely. The only sensors humans have are two eyes (stuck in the middle of the car) which can't be used to drive and look a mobile phone at the same time. With more sensors (in better locations), a self driving car has error detection and redundancy. It has also been proved that the cars can be taken over wirelessly by a dodgey tech wizzo at the side of a road to make it crash. Even a small laser can affect the sensors. 'Self-driving cars are prone to hacks — and automakers are barely talking about it' It is a separate issue from teaching the cars how to drive. http://uk.businessinsider.com/driver...-ricks-2016-12 |
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