Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street

Re:Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street by toofy on Monday March 19, 2018 @01:03PM (#16620143)

Yeah, it will be interesting to see if this was an intentional (algorithmic) response or a failure of sensors somewhere.

I go back and forth with thinking the algorithms in things like self-driving cars should be public. Anything which must make a choice such as smash into bus or smash into bicycle — the public should be aware of the choices the company chooses to implement. Obviously this example is simplistic but it illustrates my point.

Today I’m definitely leaning towards it should be public and scrutinized. Next month I may be worried this would hamper progress.

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Re:Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street by bitxbitxbitcoin on Monday March 19, 2018 @01:34PM (#16620656)

I'm pretty sure everyone involved and observing also vacillate between those two mindsets. Regardless, events like this will likely hamper progress.

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