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Re:Police Say Uber Is Likely Not at Fault for Self-Driving C... by freyir on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @08:26AM (#16627891)
> any car going 35 mph will need a few feet to brake if something jumps directly in front of it.

It seems like you're working pretty hard to justify this woman's death.

She was apparently walking her bicycle through an intersection. Did she grab her bike and jump directly in front of the car? Maybe, but let's not jump to assumptions.

> it seems the algorithm is pretty safe

It ran at least six red lights in San Francisco and would apparently swerve into the bike lane when making turns, now it's killed a pedestrian. It just doesn't seem that good. How many similar incidents have you heard about with Waymo? They've driven more than twice as many miles in city streets.

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Re:Police Say Uber Is Likely Not at Fault for Self-Driving C... by kwillets on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @11:42AM (#16629530)
I agree but one nitpick: merging into the bike lane before a right turn is the correct maneuver.
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Re:Police Say Uber Is Likely Not at Fault for Self-Driving C... by freyir on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @03:19PM (#16631675)
"Rather than merging into bike lanes early to make right-hand turns, as per California state law, the Uber vehicle reportedly pulled across the bike lanes at the last second, risking collisions with oncoming cyclists"

https://www.theverge.com/2016/12/20/14020720/uber-self-drivi...

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Re:Police Say Uber Is Likely Not at Fault for Self-Driving C... by TheCoelacanth on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @03:00PM (#16631502)
At least in some jurisdictions. I remember seeing articles about Uber getting in trouble for doing this in jurisdictions where it is not the correct behavior and for not doing it in jurisdictions where it is the correct behavior.
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