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Re:Uber backup driver indicted in 2018 self-driving crash th... by misja111 on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @03:23AM (#24490320)
The driver wouldn't be prosecuted if she just had a lapse of attention. She had taken her phone and was watching a TV show. That's a deliberate act.
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Re:Uber backup driver indicted in 2018 self-driving crash th... by vkou on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @04:05AM (#24490552)
I'm not saying the driver wasn't negligent in watching TV, instead of the road. In fact, I don't think anyone in this thread is saying that.

I am saying that passively watching the road for hours on end is much harder than actively driving.

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