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Re:Police Say Uber Is Likely Not at Fault for Self-Driving C... by Consultant32452 on Monday March 19, 2018 @09:29PM (#16625179)
If I'm imagining this scenario correctly, I've experienced it tons of times and never seen traffic slow down. It's a road with a median and a person attempting to cross the road has temporarily stopped in the median waiting for a break in traffic so they can cross. Maybe I've just lived in 2 crazy states, or maybe I'm not imagining this scenario correctly, but I can't recall ever having seen traffic slow down for this situation.

It's possible to believe that the sensors/AI failed (no braking) while also acknowledging that the vehicle/driver is not at fault for the death. I suspect that may ultimately be the case here.

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Re:Police Say Uber Is Likely Not at Fault for Self-Driving C... by rayiner on Monday March 19, 2018 @11:24PM (#16625786)
Where have you lived? Here in DC you regularly have to slow down because tourists and homeless people will blithely jump into the street. Same thing in Philadelphia or New York.
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Re:Police Say Uber Is Likely Not at Fault for Self-Driving C... by jcranmer on Monday March 19, 2018 @09:31PM (#16625191)
Traffic might not slow down, but I'd definitely keep an eye out for the person in the median.
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Re:Police Say Uber Is Likely Not at Fault for Self-Driving C... by Consultant32452 on Monday March 19, 2018 @09:34PM (#16625212)
True, but you also might not have time to react and hit the brakes if someone darts out in front of you.
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Re:Police Say Uber Is Likely Not at Fault for Self-Driving C... by smileysteve on Monday March 19, 2018 @09:49PM (#16625312)
Unless you were texting while driving, changing a song, eating, talking with a passenger, or talking on the phone (even handsfree).

Or, it was dark, your (night) vision isn't the best - but passes the drivers test, or you were tired.

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Re:Police Say Uber Is Likely Not at Fault for Self-Driving C... by gugagore on Monday March 19, 2018 @09:39PM (#16625251)
You might also rest your foot on the brake in anticipation. But neither attention nor anticipating controls is a concept that really exists in these autonomous system. They're "always ready". (yeah "attention" can exist in perception neural networks, but I am not sure that has much to do with keeping an eye out for a risky event)
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