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> Also, watching the video of the interior it is clear the driver was looking at his phone or doing something else. Probably checking the computer installed fo
by wklauss 9y ago
> Also, watching the video of the interior it is clear the driver was looking at his phone or doing something else.
Probably checking the computer installed for diagnostics of the autopilot system. If it's in self driving mode and you are the engineer in charge, you'd want to constantly check what the system is seeing vs the actual conditions on the road.
- garrettgrimsley 9y agoThe driver, Rafaela Vasquez, is a "vehicle operator," not an engineer. https://heavy.com/news/2018/03/rafaela-vasquez-uber-driver-self-driving-crash-killed-pedestrian/ https://heavy.com/news/2018/03/rafaela-vasquez-uber-driver-s...
- lolc 9y agoIf you're the driver of a car you're supposed to ensure safety by looking out, not verifying sensory information. If Uber designed their cars to show a rendering of the computer's perception to the driver, or other sensory output, they would violate that principle. To me it looks like the guy is just falling asleep at a boring job. In all likelihood that was not an engineer more than any other taxi driver is an engineer.
- dfxm12 9y agoIf you're the driver of a car... The software is the "driver" of this car. Not the human behind the wheel. Take a look at job descriptions [0] for this. They always include a bit about "operating in vehicle computers". The fact, we don't know what the person is doing. 0 - https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=597616bf7d02d899&tk=1c96slh7gafe6bpu&from=serp&vjs=3 https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=597616bf7d02d899&tk=1c96sl...
- lolc 9y agoFrom that description: "Ensure the safe operation of our test vehicles on public roads." I don't know about current regulations. Are companies now allowed to operate autonomous cars without a driver that pays attention?