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Re:Uber’s self-driving car could not detect pedestrians outs... by kevingadd on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @04:08PM (#21467308)
Kind of depressing to think about: They hired a safety driver, then engineered the system so the safety driver was not capable of preventing the accident. Just paying a human to sit in the seat and watch the car kill a pedestrian. Even if it's not the driver's fault, they're probably going to feel guilt about their involvement forever. I sure would. All because some engineers cut corners!
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Re:Uber’s self-driving car could not detect pedestrians outs... by wutbrodo on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @04:50PM (#21467830)
> engineered the system so the safety driver was not capable of preventing the accident.

I don't believe this is true, unless I misread the article. The safety driver can override the vehicle controls at any point, and had she been paying attention to the road, would have done so five seconds earlier.

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