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Re:Uber’s Self-Driving Cars Were Struggling Before Arizona C... by notahacker on Friday March 23, 2018 @08:00PM (#16663732)
I also think most current human drivers would also expect to spend significant time in jail for causing death by driving so careless they didn't even try to brake when confronted by an pedestrian in the roadway (even if she shouldn't have been there and an accident may not have been entirely avoidable)

I'm fine with Uber's executives and programmers accepting the same level of culpability as an alternative to meeting higher standards than humans to get on the road. Ditto for their culpability for potential bugs which would be considered [attempted] vehicular homicide in the absence of a more logical explanation for the vehicle's actions if driven by humans. Abdicate that responsibility and you'd better be prepared for more stringent tests.

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Re:Uber’s Self-Driving Cars Were Struggling Before Arizona C... by chillwaves on Saturday March 24, 2018 @02:49AM (#16665230)
Why do they call it accidents when it is usually negligence? This is nothing new.
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Re:Uber’s Self-Driving Cars Were Struggling Before Arizona C... by kw71 on Saturday March 24, 2018 @04:20AM (#16665482)
I hate that word. I use crash instead.
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Re:Uber’s Self-Driving Cars Were Struggling Before Arizona C... by spaceribs on Friday March 23, 2018 @08:23PM (#16663858)
Tests allow irresponsible people to blame the test when their system fails, I worry that a system like that will cause the opposite of your intentions.
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Re:Uber’s Self-Driving Cars Were Struggling Before Arizona C... by notahacker on Friday March 23, 2018 @08:52PM (#16664013)
Human drivers don't get to cite their test passes when their driving fails either. The point isn't that [overoptimisation to pass] tests should be the be only thing on which they are judged, the point is that if autonomous driving system developers want the special privilege of not being held as strictly liable as humans for erratic driving resulting from decisions they made, they really ought to expect more stringent testing regimes.
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