Self-Driving Uber SUV Kills Woman In Tempe

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Originally Posted by 00tec

Like the task of being a "safety driver" in an autonomous vehicle?

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Maybe the safety driver was participating in a "safety meeting" prior to the crash...



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Why aren't they testing these in Washington D.C. where innocent people wouldn't be at risk ?[Sarcasm2]

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Originally Posted by thedave1164

so the uber car has already killed more people than all my guns combined.

Outlaw Uber, if it saves just one life

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^ Perspective

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Originally Posted by Eric P

Could have happened with a human driver. Random crossing outside expected areas. Same for a child darting out into traffic. I don't expect a driver to see everything, and why I always make eye contact before attempting5o cross even at cross walks.

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I wouldn't say "could have".

I would say "Happens with human drivers too..."

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A total of 835 bicyclists were killed in crashes with motor vehicles in 2016.

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http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/t/pe...facts/bicycles

There are stupid drivers. There are stupid pedestrians. There are stupid cyclists.

We all have been, at one or more moment in time, in one of these groups.

Occasionally there will be an intersection of stupid drivers and stupid pedestrians or stupid cyclists.

The laws of physics will determine the outcome.

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Originally Posted by BushMasterBoy

CEO Dara Khosrowshahi...Iranian Muslim. I know I'm not PC.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dara_Khosrowshahi

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Uber investors ousted Kalanick and put Khosrowshahi as a ceo. I don't know what Iranian or Muslim gotta do with CEO, but by his track record at Expedia, Uber investors love him.

As for me (as non-Uber investor), I usually favor FOUNDER of the company Kalanick. I actually favor majority of founders over hired CEO.

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Originally Posted by BushMasterBoy

CEO Dara Khosrowshahi...Iranian Muslim. I know I'm not PC.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dara_Khosrowshahi

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What does that have to do with anything? Was this some evil secret plot to get one over on the west by killing a cyclist?

From an article I read today, an injury attorney said that human drivers are almost never charged in accidents like this. Since it was autonomous driving, the liability for Uber will be interesting to see how this plays out.

It was also pointed out that with the talk about how the sensors are so amazing, this will make people wonder why the car couldn't identify a pedestrian not in a crosswalk.

What I do know is that my 2016 Mercedes has all kinds of sensors and "driver aids", and it amazes me how frequently they misinterpret the driving environment.

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Originally Posted by waffles

What does that have to do with anything? Was this some evil secret plot to get one over on the west by killing a cyclist?

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I know, I'm not politically correct.

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Originally Posted by BushMasterBoy

I know, I'm not politically correct.

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Right, I get that you don't consider yourself "politically correct". What is the relevance of the religion/nationality of the CEO of a large company that had an autonomous car kill a cyclist? Are you trying to suggest that this one some sort of Islamic or Iranian attack, or is there another reason for it?