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It depends on what question you're trying to answer with the data (however incomplete one might view it). Is the data sufficient to say if Uber might eventuall
by dv_dt 9y ago
It depends on what question you're trying to answer with the data (however incomplete one might view it).
Is the data sufficient to say if Uber might eventually arrive at a usable self driving vehicle. Plainly no. It's not sufficient to answer this question one way or another.
Is the data sufficient to indicate if Uber is responsible enough to operate an automated test vehicle program on public roads. Maybe.
There still needs to be an investigation of cause, but if the cause is in a autopilot failure, or the testing protocols preventing a failing autopilot from harming the public, then the question is what the remedy should be.
- prepend 9y agoI agree there should be a investigation. I agree that you have to use data available to make the best decision possible. There may be methods to account with all of the problems of comparing two different measures, but it requires a lot of explanation. But extrapolating one measure into another is wrong without those caveats. That’s the comment I replied to. So in no situation would the method I replied to be useful for what reasonable question is asked.
- dv_dt 9y agoI think it's very relevant. If the testing protocols are insufficient to prevent an avoidable accident within an outer bound of accident rates. If it is a clear data point outside those bounds (even with uncertainty) one could make a case to severely limit or ban Uber's testing on public roads, and require that they demonstrate sufficient maturity of testing procedures and data to be allowed back onto the roads. This as opposed for waiting for another 'data point' (death).