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Re:Uber will not re-apply for self-driving car permit in Cal... by Rapzid on Friday March 30, 2018 @06:09AM (#16714955)
I'm mean, are you really sure or just saying that? I'd be shocked if you were really, literally sure of that alternate outcome in a system as complex as the universe by simply replacing the AI with a human.

Humans don't "see" stuff just because the light is entering their eyeballs. A human driver could have been checking their mirrors, the radio, distracted by another pedestrian on the other side of the road, and or just plane not registered the person. The motorcycle safety course teaches you to not use eye contact as a means of determining that a driver "sees" you. That's right, an attentive driver actively looking for on coming traffic during daylight can "see" right through you.

I'm really, literally sure she would not have been hit by that car had she not walked out in front of it..

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Re:Uber will not re-apply for self-driving car permit in Cal... by throwbacktictac on Friday March 30, 2018 @10:53AM (#16716565)
Perhaps I drank too much of the LIDAR cool-aid. The woman was 2/3's the way across the high way - she didn't just materialize. What's the purpose of this 360 degree 3D map if the AI isn't using it to avoid a collision?
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