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  • March 20, 2018 at 9:26 am #915027
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    pockstone

     

     

    ‘…once autonomous vehicles reach a critical mass they should have a calming effect on other traffic – forcing traffic to flow at or below posted speed limits.

    Until they all get patched into SkyNet. Then we’re screwed.

     

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    If the tech companies can make (flawed) self driving cars, why can’t they make self limiting cars? Driver at the wheel, operating the controls and hopefully alert to hazards, but not able to break the speed limit, arrive at junctions at breakneck speed, go the wrong way down a motorway etc. etc. 

    The know-how is clearly there, but not the political will.

    Self driving cars seem to be the undisputable future, without much real debate or thought about the most appropriate application of the technology. 

    Thoughts with the victims. A needless death.

    March 20, 2018 at 9:10 am #915025
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    ConcordeCX wrote:
    hawkinspeter wrote:
    Looks like the inevitable robot uprising has begun.

    I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.

    So do I.

    The failure here wasn’t the software in the car, it was the flawed “fail-safe” backup  behind the wheel.  The decision making and hazard awareness of the cars will only increase, and once autonomous vehicles reach a critical mass they should have a calming effect on other traffic – forcing traffic to flow at or below posted speed limits.

    Until they all get patched into SkyNet. Then we’re screwed.

     

    March 20, 2018 at 8:58 am #915023
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    brooksby

    British jaywalking laws

    British jaywalking laws incoming in 1.. 2… 3… 

    March 20, 2018 at 8:48 am #915021
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    Anonymous
    hawkinspeter wrote:
    Looks like the inevitable robot uprising has begun.

    I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.

     

    March 20, 2018 at 7:43 am #915019
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    hawkinspeter

    Looks like the inevitable

    Looks like the inevitable robot uprising has begun.

    This unfortunate incident highlights just how rubbish Level 2 autonomous driving is. It’s unreasonable to expect a driver to be paying enough attention to suddenly take control when they’re just sitting there without anything to focus on.

    Autonomous vehicles only make much sense when they’re level 3 or above.

    March 20, 2018 at 3:27 am #915017
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    VeloUSA

    The cyclist was walking her

    The cyclist was walking her bike across a dark street in Arizona. She was not in the crosswalk. There was a human tester behind the wheel but the car was in autonomous mode. Why the tester didn’t realize the car wasn’t braking, or why he didn’t take over control is still under investigation. The failure appears to be Volvo’s autonomous mode.  Here’s why; The state of California banned all 16 Uber Volvo autonomous mode cars last year for failing to recognize pedestrians and cyclist.

    **UPDATE**

    Link to in Uber in-car video at moment of impact. Police determined it would be impossible for a human to see cyclist emerge from shadows to brake in time. Video shows Uber tester looking away moments before.

    March 19, 2018 at 10:30 pm #915015
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    CygnusX1

    Me too now – they’ve updated

    Me too now – they’ve updated it. Try this instead.

    https://news.sky.com/story/uber-suspends-self-driving-car-testing-after-cyclist-is-killed-11297320 

    March 19, 2018 at 10:25 pm #915013
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    Hirsute

    404 for me.

    404 for me.

    March 19, 2018 at 10:25 pm #915011
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    CygnusX1
    TheRegister.co.uk wrote:
    It was initially reported that the victim was a cyclist, however, it later emerged she was walking across the road when the robo-ride struck.

    She may have been on foot and pushing the bike across the road at the time, making this potentially the first pedestrian AND cyclist fatality by an autonomous vehicle.  Whether on it or pushing it, she was a vulnerable road user and a human being. 

    March 19, 2018 at 9:55 pm #915009
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    ktache

    The bbc has her as a

    The bbc has her as a pedestrian, but that photo clearly shows a bicycle.  

    March 19, 2018 at 9:42 pm #915007
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    CygnusX1

    So much for having a human

    So much for having a human operator behind the wheel to take over. RIP sister.

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