Re:Uber’s self-driving car could not detect pedestrians outs...
by jacquesm on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @04:20PM
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> > 5.6 seconds before impact, it classified her as a vehicle. Then it changed its mind to “other,” then to vehicle again, back to “other,” then to bicycle, then to “other” again, and finally back to bicycle.
That alone should have been ground for immediate cessation of operation until a driver could take over, for the system to be declared unworthy of operation on public roads until this problem was fixed. The differences between 'pedestrian with bicycle', 'vehicle' and 'bicycle' are so large that any system that wants to steer a vehicle should be able to tell the three apart at at least 50 yards of distance or even more.
That is the reason why regular drivers have to pass an eye test before they are allowed behind the wheel. If you can't see (or understand what you are seeing) you should not drive..
That alone should have been ground for immediate cessation of operation until a driver could take over, for the system to be declared unworthy of operation on public roads until this problem was fixed. The differences between 'pedestrian with bicycle', 'vehicle' and 'bicycle' are so large that any system that wants to steer a vehicle should be able to tell the three apart at at least 50 yards of distance or even more.
That is the reason why regular drivers have to pass an eye test before they are allowed behind the wheel. If you can't see (or understand what you are seeing) you should not drive..