n_huffhines
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The Uber vehicle was in autonomous mode with a human safety driver at the wheel when it struck the woman, who was crossing the street outside of a crosswalk, the Tempe police said in a statement.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is considering other voluntary guidelines that it says will help foster innovation. But Transportation Secretary Elaine Chaos also has said technology and automobile companies need to allay public fears of self-driving vehicles, citing a poll showing that 78 percent of people fear riding in autonomous vehicles
What I'm not understanding:
My question is WTH was this "safety driver" doing?
I thought this was interesting:
Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona pedestrian, police say | Fox News
What I'm not understanding:
My question is WTH was this "safety driver" doing?
I thought this was interesting:
Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona pedestrian, police say | Fox News
A single death from this should not derail the adoption of the technology. There will of course be hiccups and accidents but if we can reduce vehicle deaths by even 10-20% it will far outweigh these types of events.
I think you are seriously underestimating the percentage here. It will probably be 80-90% of lives saved once we take humans out of the driving equation.