Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street

Re:Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street by ejstronge on Monday March 19, 2018 @08:21PM (#16624776)

The appropriate comparison would be to ask how many pedestrians were struck by a car and killed.

Considering that humans would likely slow down if they see a pedestrian - even if one appeared suddenly - this is even more disconcerting.

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Re:Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street by lev99 on Monday March 19, 2018 @09:02PM (#16624994)

It's more specific, but I care about all fatalities, not just car-pedestrian fatalities.

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Re:Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street by LyndsySimon on Monday March 19, 2018 @09:13PM (#16625072)

At some point, autonomous vehicles will be carrying cargo instead of passengers. When that happens, fatalities per mile driven will no longer be a valid comparison between manned and unmanned vehicles, as catastrophic accidents will have fewer people involved.

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Re:Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street by lev99 on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @01:49PM (#16640610)

I do think it'll always be fair to consider total lives lost per usage metric, regardless of if people were in the vehicle or not. The lives of drivers & passengers have equal value to the lives of pedestrians.

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Re:Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street by tim333 on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @01:09AM (#16626189)

You can still tally fatalities per million ton miles of cargo. As I'm sure people do already for trucks vs trains etc.

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