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Re:A self-driving Uber killed a woman. The backup driver ple... by notmypenguin on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @03:57AM (#37045880)
Victim blaming is never a good look. I’m aghast at your nerve in writing what you wrote. Ban self-driving cars.

You do not have the right to excuse vehicular homicide.

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Re:A self-driving Uber killed a woman. The backup driver ple... by ben_w on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @04:18AM (#37046022)
Given the human "safety" driver was watching a TV show instead of the road (and should've known this was an experimental tech) "Ban self-driving cars." seems like a status-quo knee-jerk reaction rather than a good idea.
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Re:A self-driving Uber killed a woman. The backup driver ple... by asah on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @04:01AM (#37045920)
OP buried the lede: would a human driver have avoided the victim ? If a human driver would've killed her then this isn't grounds for punishing SDCs.
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Re:A self-driving Uber killed a woman. The backup driver ple... by tdrgabi on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @04:19AM (#37046028)
Police have released the video https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/03/2...

I'm not sure I could have avoided her, if I was the driver and paid full attention. She came out of the dark so fast, in the middle of the lane.

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Re:A self-driving Uber killed a woman. The backup driver ple... by xethos on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @05:14AM (#37046382)
OP must've missed the driver's ed teacher pointing out that over-driving one's headlights is a very bad idea.

If you as a motorist cannot stop within the distance you can see, you are objectively travelling too fast.

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