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Re:Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street by incompatible on Monday March 19, 2018 @06:26PM (#16623860)
It could be safer than human drivers and still cause quite a few deaths. We can't evaluate such statistics from one accident. We don't even know if this particular accident would have been avoided by a typical human driver (there was apparently one behind the wheel of the vehicle).
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Re:Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street by emodendroket on Monday March 19, 2018 @06:28PM (#16623880)
I think the world can probably stand to wait a bit of time while precisely this question is investigated.
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Re:Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street by incompatible on Monday March 19, 2018 @06:37PM (#16623947)
That's reasonable while the system is in testing and in small scale use. If it ever becomes a major part of the transportation system, it won't be desirable to shut it all down every time there's an accident.
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Re:Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street by emodendroket on Monday March 19, 2018 @06:37PM (#16623953)
In my view, it should not become a major part of the transportation system until we are confident that it's actually safer.
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