Uber backup driver indicted in 2018 self-driving crash that killed woman

Re:Uber backup driver indicted in 2018 self-driving crash th... by creddit on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @07:28AM (#24491560)

I fail to see what stops one of these car monitors from “considering hypotheticals, checking mirrors and speed.”

I get that it’s boring but fail to see how that’s an excuse for not paying attention (or watching streaming video) to a dynamic system you’re expected to actively engage with.

Many train systems are largely autonomous and far more static and yet we still expect train operators to not kill someone on the tracks.

How do you feel about lifeguards as a job? Failure of pools and beaches to design a good system?

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Re:Uber backup driver indicted in 2018 self-driving crash th... by freeone3000 on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @01:28PM (#24494946)

Please see the top comment for how lifeguard systems avoid these issues - 30-minute short shifts, overlapping responsibilities, and monitored attention.

Train conductors do not require second-level reaction time. A train cannot stop in five seconds, no matter how quick the conductor is. People who are stopped on train tracks get killed, and the train operator is very rarely to blame.

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