Re:SF Fire Dept.: Person Dies After Cruise Robotaxi Blocked ...
by spondylosaurus on Sunday September 03, 2023 @02:42PM
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Nah, the reason someone needed an ambulance is totally immaterial here. A person had life-threatening injuries, and Cruise prevented that person from receiving critical treatment. Counterfactually, that person would most likely be alive if the Cruise taxi hadn't been on the street that day.
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Re:SF Fire Dept.: Person Dies After Cruise Robotaxi Blocked ...
by dehrmann on Sunday September 03, 2023 @03:12PM
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> Counterfactually, that person would most likely be alive if the Cruise taxi hadn't been on the street that day.
That's a big statement. It sounds like it delayed the ambulance up to 90 seconds. 90 seconds can make a difference, but the patient died "later," and from pretty severe injuries.
Re:SF Fire Dept.: Person Dies After Cruise Robotaxi Blocked ...
by gkoberger on Sunday September 03, 2023 @02:53PM
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What makes you believe this? According to the videos, there were multiple ambulances on the scene and the injured person was on their way to the hospital within 90 seconds.
It’s very likely both are true: Cruise made things more difficult, but didn’t cause enough of an issue to materially change the outcome.
Source: https://sfstandard.com/2023/09/01/person-dies-cruise-robotax...