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 ezzzzz on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @01:59PM (#21465779)

Sure, but do they? Can we really know with such different sample sizes?

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Re:Uber’s self-driving car could not detect pedestrians outs... by romwell on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @08:50PM (#21469667)

Regarding sample sizes.

Say, you claim your product works, on the average, for 80 years before breaking.

I believe you, buy it, and it promptly breaks within 2 years of operation.

Maybe I was unlucky. But high more likely, you were bullshitting me.

That's what we have here.

Human death rate: 1 death / 80 million miles

Uber's death rate: 1 death after 2 million miles

So yes, we can make judgement calls.

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