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Do you trust Uber to provide all the data, or would they selectively produce data favorable to them? Do you trust Uber to provide unedited raw video, or would

Do you trust Uber to provide all the data, or would they selectively produce data favorable to them? Do you trust Uber to provide unedited raw video, or would they process it to increase contrast, make it appear that nothing was visible in the dark areas of the frame, reduce the resolution, drop frames, etc.?

sundvor 9y ago
Yep, exactly..
sharkoz 9y ago
It's funny how the internal camera which shows how distracted the driver was has way better night vision than the external road camera...
- Piskvorrr 9y ago
  The key here is contrast; plus a IR light at 2 feet works great, at 60 feet...not so much.
  - usrusr 9y ago
    The internal camera (let's be honest and call it the scapegoat camera, because that's the only practical use for human "safety drivers" when they are not permanently engaged) must take almost all its light from IR, because we don't see anything of the smartphone screen glare that the eye movement so clearly hints at.
    - YeGoblynQueenne 9y ago
      I don't think the driver is looking at her smartphone. I think she's checking the car's monitor (as in a computer screen). Although to be fair, that should be showing the car's view of its surroundings so I don't know what's going on there. Edit: Nevermind. Someone posted a picture of the car's interior, below and there's no computer screen.
      - thisacctforreal 9y ago
        Link?
        YeGoblynQueenne 9y ago
        Sorry - I can't find it. This thread has grown rather.
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sundvor 9y ago
Ok so this is getting old now, but I just came across the following - which show what I'd expect the roads to look like, and geesh were Uber ever full of crap to release their video which pretty much had the effect of exonerating them. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/03/police-chief-said-uber-victim-came-from-the-shadows-dont-believe-it/ https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/03/police-chief-said-uber-... Please check the videos out.

sundvor 9y ago

Yep, exactly..

sharkoz 9y ago

It's funny how the internal camera which shows how distracted the driver was has way better night vision than the external road camera...

Piskvorrr 9y ago
The key here is contrast; plus a IR light at 2 feet works great, at 60 feet...not so much.
- usrusr 9y ago
  The internal camera (let's be honest and call it the scapegoat camera, because that's the only practical use for human "safety drivers" when they are not permanently engaged) must take almost all its light from IR, because we don't see anything of the smartphone screen glare that the eye movement so clearly hints at.
  - YeGoblynQueenne 9y ago
    I don't think the driver is looking at her smartphone. I think she's checking the car's monitor (as in a computer screen). Although to be fair, that should be showing the car's view of its surroundings so I don't know what's going on there. Edit: Nevermind. Someone posted a picture of the car's interior, below and there's no computer screen.
    - thisacctforreal 9y ago
      Link?
      - YeGoblynQueenne 9y ago
        Sorry - I can't find it. This thread has grown rather.
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sundvor 9y ago

Ok so this is getting old now, but I just came across the following - which show what I'd expect the roads to look like, and geesh were Uber ever full of crap to release their video which pretty much had the effect of exonerating them. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/03/police-chief-said-uber-victim-came-from-the-shadows-dont-believe-it/ https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/03/police-chief-said-uber-... Please check the videos out.