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Re:Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street by notheguyouthink on Monday March 19, 2018 @01:40PM (#16620753)
That's a really good point that many (myself included) aren't mentioning. Stopping distance is a universal, reaction times be damned. Would be curious to see if that played a part.
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Re:Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street by c22 on Monday March 19, 2018 @02:10PM (#16621231)
Sometimes the best reaction in this situation is not to stop, but to swerve around the obstacle, perhaps even accelerating slightly to do so quickly. Deer can be pretty unpredictable here, but most on foot humans will not put themselves into the new path of your vehicle.
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Re:Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street by kardos on Monday March 19, 2018 @02:07PM (#16621173)
Perhaps (self driving) cars can be redesigned to mitigate the outcome of pedestrian collisions, eg, like cowcatchers on trains [1], except something more appropriate for the situation. External airbags?

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_(locomotive)

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