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I'd say the shuttle's insurer should be partly responsible here. The Engadget article seems to show the shuttle stopping in the truck's blindspot.[0] A reason
by Digory 9y ago
I'd say the shuttle's insurer should be partly responsible here. The Engadget article seems to show the shuttle stopping in the truck's blindspot.[0]
A reasonable truck driver would assume the driver of the other car would back up a little bit. But in this case, the car stopped where the truck couldn't see whether it was backing up or not, and wasn't programmed to understand the truck's movements at this angle.
So, software was responsible for:
1. Stopping too close.
2. Stopping in the blindspot of a truck.
3. Having no horn.
4. Not backing up or understanding fairly common motion by a truck.
[0] https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/09/las-vegas-self-driving-shuttle-bus-crash/ https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/09/las-vegas-self-driving-s...
- wavefunction 9y agoThe truck driver was cited for 'illegal backing' so they were not exactly operating in a reasonable manner themselves.
- Digory 9y agoTrue. Nevada appears to be a contributory negligence state, so the truck driver might be out of luck if that makes him mostly responsible. I guess we don't know if the Shuttle was, or could be, ticketed for something. In most 'no-fault' states, though, I think the shuttle would shoulder some of the responsibility.
- lsaferite 9y ago"We could see his mirrors the whole time and he should have seen us." https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/self-driving-bus-crash-vegas-account/ https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/self-driving-bus-crash-ve...