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This blog post, like much of the HN discussion, is full of baseless speculation. There's really nothing here except "LIDAR should've seen it." Duh. The idea th
by dnomad 9y ago
This blog post, like much of the HN discussion, is full of baseless speculation. There's really nothing here except "LIDAR should've seen it." Duh.
The idea that Uber should release more data which won't be analyzed Donnelly but will only fuel even more speculation doesn't make much sense.
The NTSB is investigating. They are extremely through. Most importantly once all the data has been carefully analyzed and the failure mode had been understood the NTSB will be able to devise guidelines and protocols to prevent it from happening again.
Until then I don't see how all this speculation helps except to fulfill some sort of misguided anti-Uber fantasy.
- buvanshak 9y ago> is full of baseless speculation... Can you list all the "baseless speculations" in the discussions/blog post?
- Twisell 9y agoIf LIDAR can’t do, car shouldn’t speed. Either way is a fail.
- raverbashing 9y agoCar wasn't speeding
- JustSomeNobody 9y agoYes, it was. Posted speed limits are for optimal conditions. Night driving is not optimal, so if the driver (robot or otherwise) outruns their visibility, then they're speeding.
- TomMarius 9y agoIt was going 20 km/h below the speed limit
- umanwizard 9y agoWho cares about the posted limit? If you can’t see in front of you well enough to avoid obstacles in time, you are going too fast by definition.
- TomMarius 9y agoThe word "speeding" refers to breaking the speed limit[1]. I agree with you completely, but you can't blame me for using words like they were supposed to. You might argue that this includes your point, but I've never seen it used like that. [1] - https://www.thefreedictionary.com/speeding https://www.thefreedictionary.com/speeding - "The act or instance of operating a motor vehicle or motorboat faster than allowed by law."
- JustSomeNobody 9y agoAnd by "... allowed by law", they do not mean the posted speed limit. They mean driving too fast for conditions to allow. https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/speeding https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/speeding > Speed also affects your safety even when you are driving at the speed limit but too fast for road conditions, such as during bad weather, when a road is under repair, or in an area at night that isn’t well lit.