Uber’s self-driving car could not detect pedestrians outside of a crosswalk

Re:Uber’s self-driving car could not detect pedestrians outs... by mytailorisrich on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @10:26AM (#21463441)

It's reasonable to give priority to pedestrians once they are on the road because it makes sense to allow them to leave the road as quickly as possible instead of being stuck there because cars don't let them, which is both very dangerous and bad for traffic.

It's equally reasonable for pedestrians NOT to have priority to start crossing the road unless there is a clear, marked pedestrian crossing.

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Re:Uber’s self-driving car could not detect pedestrians outs... by chmod775 on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @10:55AM (#21463745)

Sure, you may get a ticket for not using a pedestrian crossing if there is one nearby, but if you get run over it's still probably the driver's fault. You can have both.

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Re:Uber’s self-driving car could not detect pedestrians outs... by mytailorisrich on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @11:03AM (#21463835)

There is a difference between having priority and having the right to be safe.

Priority means that cars must give way, which is the case at pedestrian crossings: Cars must give way BEFORE a pedestrian has started to cross in order to let him cross.

But in any case once a pedestrian is on the road cars have a duty of care not to hit him.

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